# Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 (revoked), Division 17.5: Where the contracting authority uses the option provided for in point (b) of point 17.3 to formulate technical specifications in terms of performance or of functional requirements, it shall not reject a tender which complies with a national standard transposing a European standard, a European technical approval, a common technical specifications, an international standard or technical reference systems established by a European standardisation body, if those specifications address the performance or functional requirements which it has laid down.

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Status: repealed

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/1046/annex/I/chapter/1/section/2/division/17/division/17.5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-1046/annex-I/chapter-1/section-2/division-17/division-17.5
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