Article 48. Common rules applicable to contracts for works, services and supplies of amounts lower than the thresholds of European relevance.

1. The awarding and execution of contracts having as their object works, services and supplies of amounts lower than the thresholds of European relevance are carried out in compliance with the principles set out in Book I, Parts I and II. 2. When for one of the contracts referred to in paragraph 1, the contracting authority ascertains the existence of a certain cross-border interest, follows the ordinary procedures referred to in the following Parts of this Book. 3. The obligations to use the purchasing and negotiation tools provided remain unchanged. by the current provisions on spending containment. 4. The provisions of the code apply to contracts of amounts lower than the thresholds of European relevance, unless derogated from by this Part. EFFECTIVE FROM: 1 July 2023