S.L. 601.13 Art. 2Temporary suspension of certain provisions relating to public procurement. S.L. 601.03. S.L. 601.05.

Notwithstanding the provisions of regulation 259 of the

Public Procurement Regulations and regulation 179 of the Public

Procurement of Entities operating in the Water, Energy, Transport and

Postal Services Sectors Regulations (in so far as the said regulation

179 refers to regulation 259 of the Public Procurement Regulations), these regulations provide for a temporary suspension of the prohibition contained in the said regulations 259 and 179 (limitedly to what is stated above), in view of the current hostilities in Eastern Europe and are applicable solely to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which temporary suspension may be granted by the Director of Contracts only in accordance with strict conformity to these regulations.