# regional authorities

- URL: https://procurelex.mt/en/glossary/regional-authorities · Malti («awtoritajiet reġjonali»): https://procurelex.mt/mt/glossarju/awtoritajiet-regjonali
- Public Procurement Regulations (S.L. 601.03), regulation 2: https://procurelex.mt/en/ppr/2

"regional authorities" includes authorities listed non-exhaustively in Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) 1 and 2, as referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council, while "local authorities" includes all authorities of the administrative units falling under NUTS 3 and smaller administrative units, as referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003;