Division Procurement and grant award proceduresF1

The following is to be inserted without modification for those activities for which EC procedures apply: ‘ All contracts implementing the action must be awarded and implemented in accordance with the procedures and standard documents laid down and published by the Commission for the implementation of external operations, in force at the time of the launch of the procedure in question. ’

The following is to be inserted without modification if the agreement with an international organisation foresees the use of its own rules and procedures, which comply with the international standards set: ‘ All contracts implementing the action must be awarded and implemented in accordance with the procedures and standard documents laid down and published by the International Organisation concerned. ’

If rules and procedures other than EC procedures apply, these procedures should be specified and fulfil criteria set out in the Financial Regulation.