Division 1 Section 1 — Identity and status of applicant

Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU provides that requests concerning the applicability of Article 34 are to be made by the Member States or, when the legislation of the Member State concerned provides for it, by the contracting entities. Depending on the case, the term ‘applicant’ may refer therefore to either the Member State or the contracting entities. It is used merely in the interest of simplification.