The Public Authority And The Public Institution

According to art. 2, paragraph 1, letter b) of the Law no.554 / 2004,public authority - any state body or administrative-territorial units acting ina public power regime for the fulfillment of a public legitimate interest; areconsidered to be public authorities within the meaning of the present lawprivate legal entities which, according to the law, have acquired publicutility status or are authorized to provide a public service under a publicpower regime. According to Article 2, paragraph 30 of the Law no.500 / 2002,public institutions - a generic name that includes the Parliament, thePresidential Administration, the ministries, the other specialized bodies ofthe public administration, other public authorities, the autonomous publicinstitutions, as well as the subordinated institutions / their coordination,financed from the budgets stipulated in art. 1 par. (2). The notion of"public authority", as defined by art. 2 par. (1) lit. b) of the Lawof administrative contentious no. 554/2004, is not similar to the "publicinstitution", as provided by art. 2 par. (1) point 39 of the Law no.273/2006 on local finances.