Definition Public Sector Body
A public sector body is defined as follows.
- “Public sector body” means the State, regional, or local authorities, bodies governed by public law, and associations formed by one or several such authorities.
- “Body governed by public law” means anybody:
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established for the specific purpose of meeting needs in the general interest, not having an industrial or commercial character; and
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having legal personality and
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financed, for the most part, by the State, regional or local authorities, or other bodies governed by public law;
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or subject to management supervision by those bodies;
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or having an administrative, managerial, or supervisory board, more than half of whose members are appointed by the State, regional, or local authorities or by other bodies governed by public law.
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