public authority

Also defined in

• Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on indices used as benchmarks in… 32016R1011, Article 3(1), point (29)
  (a) any government or other public administration, including the entities charged with or intervening in the management of the public debt; (b) any entity or person either performing public administrative functions under national law or having public responsibilities or functions or providing…
• Directive 2011/7/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 on combating late payment in… 32011L0007, Article 2, point (2)
  any contracting authority, as defined in point (a) of Article 2(1) of Directive 2004/17/EC and in Article 1(9) of Directive 2004/18/EC, regardless of the subject or value of the contract
• Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2007 establishing an Infrastructure for… 32007L0002, Article 3, point (9)
  (a) any government or other public administration, including public advisory bodies, at national, regional or local level; (b) any natural or legal person performing public administrative functions under national law, including specific duties, activities or services in relation to the environment…