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The duration of a framework contract may not exceed four years, save in exceptional cases duly justified in particular by the subject of the framework contract. Specific contracts based on framework contracts shall be awarded in accordance with the terms of the framework contract, only between the contracting authorities and the contractors of the framework contract. When awarding specific contracts, the parties may not make substantial changes to the framework contract.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-04 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.