{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-81/article-2",
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  "legislation": "eudr/2009/81",
  "legislation_title": "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)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-81",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Scope",
  "text": "Subject to Articles 30, 45, 46, 55 and 296 of the Treaty, this Directive shall apply to contracts awarded in the fields of defence and security for:\n(a) the supply of military equipment, including any parts, components and/or subassemblies thereof;\n(b) the supply of sensitive equipment, including any parts, components and/or subassemblies thereof;\n(c) works, supplies and services directly related to the equipment referred to in points (a) and (b) for any and all elements of its life cycle;\n(d) works and services for specifically military purposes or sensitive works and sensitive services.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/81/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:22:08.575465+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}