Regulation (EC) No 2195/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 November 2002 on the Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) (Text with EEA relevance)
1. A single classification system applicable to public procurement, known as the "Common Procurement Vocabulary" or "CPV" is hereby established.
2. The text of the CPV is set out in Annex I.
3. The illustrative tables showing the correspondence between the CPV and the Statistical Classification of Products by Activity in the EEC (CPA), the Provisional Central Product Classification (CPC Prov.) of the United Nations, the General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities within the European Communities (NACE Rev. 1) and the Combined Nomenclature (CN) are set out in Annexes II, III, IV and V respectively.
The measures necessary for the revision of the CPV shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 3(2).
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Advisory Committee for Public Contracts set up by Article 1 of Council Decision 71/306/EEC(7) (hereinafter referred to as "the Committee").
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 3 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.
3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 December 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 5 November 2002.
For the European Parliament
The President
P. Cox
For the Council
The President
T. Pedersen
(1) OJ C 25 E, 29.1.2002, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 48, 21.2.2002, p. 9.
(3) OJ C 192, 12.8.2002, p. 50.
(4) Opinion of the European Parliament of 13 March 2002 (not yet published in the Official Journal), Council Common Position of 7 June 2002 (OJ C 281 E, 19.11.2002, p. 1) and European Parliament Decision of 25 September 2002 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
(5) OJ L 222, 3.9.1996, p. 10.
(6) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.
(7) OJ L 185, 16.8.1971, p. 15. Decision as amended by Decision 77/63/EEC (OJ L 13, 15.1.1977, p. 15).
Supplementary provisions
ANNEX ISupplementary provisions
COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV)
Structure of the classification system
1. The CPV consists of a main vocabulary and a supplementary vocabulary.
2. The main vocabulary is based on a tree structure comprising codes of up to nine digits associated with a wording that describes the supplies, works or services forming the subject of the contract.
The numerical code consists of 8 digits, subdivided as follows:
- the first two digits identify the divisions;
- the first three digits identify the groups;
- the first four digits identify the classes;
- the first five digits identify the categories.
Each of the last three digits gives a greater degree of precision within each category.
A ninth digit serves to verify the previous digits.
3. The supplementary vocabulary may be used to expand the description of the subject of a contract. The items are made up of an alphanumeric code with a corresponding wording allowing further details to be added regarding the specific nature or destination of the goods to be purchased.
The alphanumeric code is made up of:
- a first level comprising a letter corresponding to a section;
- a second level comprising four digits, the first three of which denote a subdivision and the last one being for verification purposes.
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SUPPLEMENTARY VOCABULARY
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ANNEX II
CORRESPONDENCE TABLE BETWEEN CPV AND CPA 96
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ANNEX III
CORRESPONDENCE TABLE BETWEEN CPV AND CPC prov.
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ANNEX IV
CORRESPONDENCE TABLE BETWEEN CPV AND NACE Rev. 1
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ANNEX V
CORRESPONDENCE TABLE BETWEEN CPV AND CN
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