# Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of procedures for the award of certain works contracts, supply contracts and service contracts by contracting authorities or entities in the fields of defence and security, and amending Directives 2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC (Text with EEA relevance), Article 12: Contracts awarded pursuant to international rules

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

This Directive shall not apply to contracts governed by:
(a) specific procedural rules pursuant to an international agreement or arrangement concluded between one or more Member States and one or more third countries;
(b) specific procedural rules pursuant to a concluded international agreement or arrangement relating to the stationing of troops and concerning the undertakings of a Member State or a third country;
(c) specific procedural rules of an international organisation purchasing for its purposes, or to contracts which must be awarded by a Member State in accordance with those rules.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/81/article/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-81/article-12
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