S.L. 601.7 Art. 33Form and manner of publication of notices.

(1) Notices shall include the information referred to in

Schedule III and, where appropriate, any other information deemed useful by the contracting authority or entity in the format of the standard forms adopted by the Commission in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 67(2) of Directive 2009/ 81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.

(2) Notices sent by contracting authorities or entities to the Commission shall be sent either by electronic means in accordance with the format and procedures for transmission set out in point 3 of Schedule V, or by other means. In the event of recourse to the accelerated procedure set out in regulation 34(9), notices must be sent either by fax or by electronic means, in accordance with the format and procedures for transmission set out in point 3 of Schedule V.

(3) Notices shall be published in accordance with the technical characteristics for publication set out in point 1(a) and (b) of Schedule V.

(4) Notices drawn up and transmitted by electronic means in accordance with the format and procedures for transmission set out in point 3 of Schedule V shall be published no later than five days after they are sent.

(5) Notices which are not transmitted by electronic means in accordance with the format and procedures for transmission set out in point 3 of Schedule V shall be published no later than twelve days after they are sent, or, in the case of the accelerated procedure referred to in regulation 34(9), no later than five days after they are sent.

(6) Contract notices shall be published in full in the English language which shall constitute the sole authentic text. A summary of the important elements of each notice shall be published in the other official languages.

(7) Notices and their contents may not be published by the contracting authorities or entities on a buyer profile before the date on which they are sent to the Commission.

(8) The notices published shall not contain information other than that contained in the notices sent to the Commission or published on a buyer profile in accordance with regulation 31(1)(a), but shall mention the date of dispatch of the notice to the Commission or its publication on a buyer profile.

(9) Prior information notices may not be published on a buyer profile before the dispatch to the Commission of the notice of their publication in that form. The notice shall mention the date of that dispatch.

(10) The content of notices not sent by electronic means in accordance with the format and procedures for transmission set out in point 3 of Schedule V shall be limited to approximately 650 words.

(11) Contracting authorities or entities must be able to supply proof of the dates on which notices are dispatched.

(12) The Commission shall give the contracting authority or entity confirmation of the publication of the information sent, mentioning the date of such publication. Such confirmation shall constitute proof of publication. Section 2

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