# Regulation (EC) No 2195/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 November 2002 on the Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) (Text with EEA relevance), Division 3: The supplementary vocabulary may be used to expand the description of the subject of a contract. The items are made up of an alphanumeric code with a corresponding wording allowing further details to be added regarding the specific nature or destination of the goods to be purchased.

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

The alphanumeric code is made up of:
a first level comprising a letter corresponding to a section,
a second level comprising a letter corresponding to a group,
a third level comprising three digits corresponding to subdivisions.
The last digit serves to verify the previous digits.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2002/2195/annex/I/division/1/division/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2002-2195/annex-I/division-1/division-3
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