Public contracting authorities are
1. regional and local authorities and their special funds;
2. other legal persons under public or private law that were established for the specific purpose of meeting non-commercial needs in the general interest, if
a) they are for the most part financed through a participation or in some other way by entities within the meaning of nos 1 or 3 acting individually or jointly;
b) their management is subject to supervision by entities under nos 1 or 3; or
c) more than half of the members of their management or supervisory boards have been appointed by entities under nos 1 or 3;
the same shall apply if such legal person, individually or together with others, provides most of the financing to another legal person under public or private law, exercises supervision over its management or has appointed the majority of the members of a management or supervisory board;
3. associations whose members fall under nos 1 or 2;
4. natural or legal persons under private law as well as legal persons under public law, so far as they do not fall under no 2, in cases where they receive funds for civil engineering projects, for building hospitals, sports, leisure or recreational facilities, school, university or administrative buildings or for related services and design contests from entities falling under nos 1 to 3, and where these funds are used to finance more than 50 per cent of these projects.