Definition: public administration entity: public administration entity

an entity recognised as such in a Member State in accordance with national law, not including the judiciary, parliaments or central banks, which complies with the following criteria: (a) it is established for the purpose of meeting needs in the general interest and does not have an industrial or commercial character; (b) it has legal personality or is entitled by law to act on behalf of another entity with legal personality; (c) it is financed, for the most part, by the State, regional authorities or by other bodies governed by public law, is subject to management supervision by those authorit