47According to its usual meaning, the concept of ‘public body’ must be understood as referring to the State, regional or local authorities and to bodies established for the specific purpose of meeting needs in the general interest, which have legal personality and are either financed for the most part or controlled directly or indirectly by the State, or by regional or local authorities or by other public bodies.
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