Commission Regulation (EC) No 2151/2003 of 16 December 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 2195/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) (Text with EEA relevance)
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Regulation (EC) No 2195/2002 is amended as follows: Annex I is replaced by the text set out in Annex I to this Regulation; Annex II is replaced by the text set out in Annex II to this Regulation; Annex III is replaced by the text set out in Annex III to this Regulation; Annex IV is amended in accordance with Annex IV to this Regulation; Annex V is amended in accordance with Annex V to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 16 December 2003. For the Commission Frederik Bolkestein Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 340, 16.12.2002, p. 1. (2) OJ C 192, 12.8.2002, p. 50. (3) OJ L 36, 6.2.2002, p. 1. (4) OJ C 147 E, 24.6.2003, p. 1. (5) OJ C 147 E, 24.6.2003, p. 137.
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 (XX000000-Y); - the first three digits identify the groups (XXX00000-Y); - the first four digits identify the classes (XXXX0000-Y); - the first five digits identify the categories (XXXXX000-Y). 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. MAIN VOCABULARY >TABLE> SUPPLEMENTARY VOCABULARY >TABLE> ANNEX II AMENDMENTS TO THE CPV CODES OR DESCRIPTIONS OF ANNEX I TO REGULATION (EC) No 2195/2002 II.A - TABLE OF NEW AND EXISTING CPV CODES ASSOCIATED WITH A NEW DESCRIPTION >TABLE> II.B - TABLE OF NEW AND REVISED CPV CODES ASSOCIATED WITH AN EXISTING DESCRIPTION >TABLE> II.C - TABLE OF DELETED CPV CODES OF ANNEX I TO REGULATION (EC) No 2195/2002 >TABLE> II.D - TABLE OF DELETED DESCRIPTIONS OF ANNEX I TO REGULATION (EC) No 2195/2002 >TABLE> ANNEX III CORRESPONDENCE TABLE BETWEEN CPV AND CPC PROV. >TABLE> ANNEX IV AMENDMENTS TO ANNEX IV TO REGULATION (EC) No 2195/2002 Correspondence table between CPV and NACE Rev. 1 >TABLE> >TABLE> ANNEX V AMENDMENTS TO ANNEX V TO REGULATION (EC) No 2195/2002 Correspondence table between CPV and CN >TABLE> >TABLE>
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