Common provisions
As regards procurement, Title VII of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 and Annex 1 thereof shall apply, subject to Article 90.
The Union body may be associated, at its request, as contracting authority, in the award of Commission or interinstitutional contracts and with the award of contracts of other Union bodies.
Procurement procedures
The Union body may conclude a service level agreement as referred to in paragraph 2 of Article 43 without having recourse to a public procurement procedure.
The Union body may use joint procurement procedures with contracting authorities of the host Member State to cover its administrative needs. In such case, Article 165 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 shall apply.