The same rules shall apply to public contracts concluded by a contracting entity for resale or lease to third parties, where that entity does not enjoy any special or exclusive right to sell or lease the subject of such public contracts and where other entities may freely sell or lease it under the same conditions as the contracting entity. However, this Article shall not apply where such public contracts are awarded by central purchasing bodies.
Contracting entities shall communicate to the European Commission, at its request, the categories of products and activities which they consider to fall within the scope of this Book by virtue of this Article.