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This point shall be without prejudice to the thresholds and exclusions for which that Directive provides.</p></content></subparagraph><wrapUp><p>The decision to award a single contract shall not, however, be taken for the purpose of excluding contracts from the application of either this Directive or Directive 2009/81/EC.</p></wrapUp></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-25-3"><num>3</num><content><p>Point (a) of the third subparagraph of paragraph 2 shall apply to mixed contracts to which both point (a) and point (b) of that subparagraph could otherwise apply.</p></content></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-25-4"><num>4</num><content><p>Where the different parts of a given contract are objectively not separable, the contract may be awarded without applying this Directive where it includes elements to which Article 346 TFEU applies; otherwise it may be awarded in accordance with Directive 2009/81/EC.</p></content></paragraph></article><article eId="article-26" period="#period1"><num>Article 26</num><heading>Procurement covering several activities and involving defence or security aspects</heading><paragraph eId="article-26-1"><num>1</num><content><p>In the case of contracts intended to cover several activities, contracting entities may choose to award separate contracts for the purposes of each separate activity or to award a single contract. Where contracting entities choose to award separate contracts for separate parts, the decision of which legal regime applies to any one of such separate contracts shall be taken on the basis of the characteristics of the separate activity concerned.</p><p>Where contracting entities choose to award a single contract, paragraph 2 of this Article shall apply. The choice between awarding a single contract and awarding a number of separate contracts shall not be made with the objective of excluding the contract or contracts from the scope of this Directive or Directive 2009/81/EC.</p></content></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-26-2"><num>2</num><intro><p>In the case of contracts intended to cover an activity which is subject to this Directive and another which is:</p></intro><subparagraph eId="d4e724"><num>a</num><content><p>subject to Directive 2009/81/EC, or</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e730"><num>b</num><content><p>covered by Article 346 TFEU,</p></content></subparagraph><wrapUp><p>the contract may be awarded in accordance with Directive 2009/81/EC in the cases set out under point (a) and may be awarded without applying this Directive in the cases set out under point (b). This subparagraph is without prejudice to the thresholds and exclusions for which Directive 2009/81/EC provides.</p><p>Contracts as set out under point (a) of the first subparagraph, which in addition include procurement or other elements which are covered by Article 346 TFEU, may be awarded without applying this Directive.</p><p>However, it is a condition for the application of the first and second subparagraph that the award of a single contract is justified for objective reasons and the decision to award a single contract is not taken for the purpose of excluding contracts from the application of this Directive.</p></wrapUp></paragraph></article><article eId="article-27" period="#period1"><num>Article 27</num><heading>Contracts and design contests involving defence or security aspects which are awarded or organised pursuant to international rules</heading><paragraph eId="article-27-1"><num>1</num><intro><p>This Directive shall not apply to contracts or design contests involving defence or security aspects which the contracting entity is obliged to award or organise in accordance with procurement procedures different from those laid down in this Directive established by any of the following:</p></intro><subparagraph eId="d4e758"><num>a</num><content><p>an international agreement or arrangement, concluded in accordance with the Treaties, between a Member State and one or more third countries or subdivisions thereof and covering works, supplies or services intended for the joint implementation or exploitation of a project by their signatories;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e764"><num>b</num><content><p>an international agreement or arrangement relating to the stationing of troops and concerning the undertakings of a Member State or a third country;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e770"><num>c</num><content><p>an international organisation.</p></content></subparagraph><wrapUp><p>All agreements or arrangements referred to in point (a) of the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall be communicated to the Commission, which may consult the Advisory Committee on Public Procurement referred to in Article 105.</p></wrapUp></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-27-2"><num>2</num><content><p>This Directive shall not apply to contracts and design contests involving defence or security aspects which the contracting entity awards in accordance with procurement rules provided by an international organisation or international financing institution, where the contracts or design contests concerned are fully financed by this organisation or institution. In the case of contracts or design contests co-financed for the most part by an international organisation or international financing institution the parties shall agree on applicable procurement procedures.</p></content></paragraph></article></subsection></section></chapter>
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<p>The decision to award a single contract shall not, however, be taken for the purpose of excluding contracts from the application of either this Directive or Directive 2009/81/EC.</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-25-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Point (a) of the third subparagraph of paragraph 2 shall apply to mixed contracts to which both point (a) and point (b) of that subparagraph could otherwise apply.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-25-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>Where the different parts of a given contract are objectively not separable, the contract may be awarded without applying this Directive where it includes elements to which Article 346 TFEU applies; otherwise it may be awarded in accordance with Directive 2009/81/EC.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</article>
<article eId="article-26" period="#period1">
<num>Article 26</num>
<heading>Procurement covering several activities and involving defence or security aspects</heading>
<paragraph eId="article-26-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>In the case of contracts intended to cover several activities, contracting entities may choose to award separate contracts for the purposes of each separate activity or to award a single contract. Where contracting entities choose to award separate contracts for separate parts, the decision of which legal regime applies to any one of such separate contracts shall be taken on the basis of the characteristics of the separate activity concerned.</p>
<p>Where contracting entities choose to award a single contract, paragraph 2 of this Article shall apply. The choice between awarding a single contract and awarding a number of separate contracts shall not be made with the objective of excluding the contract or contracts from the scope of this Directive or Directive 2009/81/EC.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-26-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>In the case of contracts intended to cover an activity which is subject to this Directive and another which is:</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e724">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>subject to Directive 2009/81/EC, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e730">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>covered by Article 346 TFEU,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>the contract may be awarded in accordance with Directive 2009/81/EC in the cases set out under point (a) and may be awarded without applying this Directive in the cases set out under point (b). This subparagraph is without prejudice to the thresholds and exclusions for which Directive 2009/81/EC provides.</p>
<p>Contracts as set out under point (a) of the first subparagraph, which in addition include procurement or other elements which are covered by Article 346 TFEU, may be awarded without applying this Directive.</p>
<p>However, it is a condition for the application of the first and second subparagraph that the award of a single contract is justified for objective reasons and the decision to award a single contract is not taken for the purpose of excluding contracts from the application of this Directive.</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
</article>
<article eId="article-27" period="#period1">
<num>Article 27</num>
<heading>Contracts and design contests involving defence or security aspects which are awarded or organised pursuant to international rules</heading>
<paragraph eId="article-27-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>This Directive shall not apply to contracts or design contests involving defence or security aspects which the contracting entity is obliged to award or organise in accordance with procurement procedures different from those laid down in this Directive established by any of the following:</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e758">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>an international agreement or arrangement, concluded in accordance with the Treaties, between a Member State and one or more third countries or subdivisions thereof and covering works, supplies or services intended for the joint implementation or exploitation of a project by their signatories;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e764">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>an international agreement or arrangement relating to the stationing of troops and concerning the undertakings of a Member State or a third country;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e770">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>an international organisation.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>All agreements or arrangements referred to in point (a) of the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall be communicated to the Commission, which may consult the Advisory Committee on Public Procurement referred to in Article 105.</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-27-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>This Directive shall not apply to contracts and design contests involving defence or security aspects which the contracting entity awards in accordance with procurement rules provided by an international organisation or international financing institution, where the contracts or design contests concerned are fully financed by this organisation or institution. In the case of contracts or design contests co-financed for the most part by an international organisation or international financing institution the parties shall agree on applicable procurement procedures.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</article>
</subsection>
</section>
</chapter>
</title>
</portionBody>
</portion>
</akomaNtoso>