public works contracts

Defined in Article 2, Directive 2014/24/EU

Definitions over time (1)

1. 01/01/2016 – today applies on 12/11/2026 Article 2, Directive 2014/24/EU Scope: Whole act

   For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions apply:

   ‘public works contracts’ means public contracts having as their object one of the following: the execution, or both the design and execution, of works related to one of the activities within the meaning of Annex II; the execution, or both the design and execution, of a work; the realisation, by whatever means, of a work corresponding to the requirements specified by the contracting authority exercising a decisive influence on the type or design of the work;

Used in (15 places in 13 provisions on 12/11/2026)

Directive 2014/24/EU (15 in 13)

Recital 8³ · Recital 67 · Article 2 · Article 4 · Article 5 · Article 6 · Article 19 · Article 22 · Article 32 · Article 35 · Article 83 · Annex VII · Annex XII