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1 . EVIDENCE OF THE SUPPLIER'S TECHNICAL CAPACITY MAY BE FURNISHED BY ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS ACCORDING TO THE NATURE , QUANTITY AND PURPOSE OF THE GOODS TO BE SUPPLIED : ( A ) A LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL DELIVERIES EFFECTED IN THE PAST THREE YEARS , WITH THE SUMS , DATES AND RECIPIENTS , PUBLIC OR PRIVATE , INVOLVED : ( C ) INDICATION OF THE TECHNICIANS OR TECHNICAL BODIES INVOLVED , WHETHER OR NOT BELONGING DIRECTLY TO THE UNDERTAKING , ESPECIALLY THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR QUALITY CONTROL ; ( D ) SAMPLES , DESCRIPTION AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PRODUCTS TO BE SUPPLIED , THE AUTHENTICITY OF WHICH MUST BE CERTIFIED IF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY SO REQUESTS ; ( E ) CERTIFICATES DRAWN UP BY OFFICIAL QUALITY CONTROL INSTITUTES OR AGENCIES OF RECOGNIZED COMPETENCE ATTESTING CONFORMITY TO CERTAIN SPECIFICATIONS OR STANDARDS OF GOODS CLEARLY IDENTIFIED BY REFERENCES TO SPECIFICATIONS OR STANDARDS ; ( F ) WHERE THE GOODS TO BE SUPPLIED ARE COMPLEX OR , EXCEPTIONALLY , ARE REQUIRED FOR A SPECIAL PURPOSE , A CHECK CARRIED OUT BY THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITIES OR ON THEIR BEHALF BY A COMPETENT OFFICIAL BODY OF THE COUNTRY IN WHICH THE SUPPLIER IS ESTABLISHED , SUBJECT TO THAT BODY'S AGREEMENT , ON THE PRODUCTION CAPACITIES OF THE SUPPLIER AND IF NECESSARY ON HIS STUDY AND RESEARCH FACILITIES AND QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES . 2 . THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY SHALL SPECIFY IN THE NOTICE WHICH REFERENCES HE WISHES TO RECEIVE . 3 . THE EXTENT OF THE INFORMATION REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 MUST BE CONFINED TO THE SUBJECT OF THE CONTRACT AND THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY MUST TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE LEGITIMATE INTERESTS OF THE SUPPLIER AS REGARDS THE PROTECTION OF THE TECHNICAL SECRETS OF HIS UNDERTAKING .

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-10 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.