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53.—(1) In addition to the publication of the notices referred to in regulations 49, 50, 51, 75 and 78 by the EU Publications Office, a contracting authority may publish the information contained in such notices on the internet on a buyer profile.
(2) A buyer profile may also include—
(a)prior information notices which are published on it pursuant to regulation 49(3)(b) (prior information notices);
(b)information on ongoing invitations to tender, scheduled purchases, contracts concluded, procedures cancelled; and
(c)any useful general information, such as a contact point, a telephone and a fax number, a postal address and an e-mail address.
(3) The notices referred to in regulations 49, 50, 51 and 78, and the information contained in them, must not be published at national level before the notices are published by the EU Publications Office.
(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (3), publication may take place at national level where a contracting authority has not been notified of the publication by the EU Publications Office within 48 hours after confirmation of the receipt of the notice in accordance with Article 51(5) of the Directive.
(5) A notice published at national level must not contain information other than that contained in the notice sent to the EU Publications Office or published on a buyer profile, but must indicate the date of sending of the notice to the EU Publications Office or its publication on the buyer profile.
(6) Where a prior information notice is to be published on a buyer profile for the purposes of regulation 49(3) (prior information notices) —
(a)the prior information notice may not be so published before the contracting authority sends to the EU Publications Office the notice referred to in regulation 49(4) (prior information notices); and
(b)the prior information notice must indicate the date of that sending.
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