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Entities which have been granted special or exclusive rights by means of a procedure in which adequate publicity has been ensured and where the granting of those rights was based on objective criteria shall not constitute ‘contracting entities’ within the meaning of point (c) of paragraph 1. Such procedures shall include: (a) procurement procedures with a prior call for competition in conformity with Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 2 ) and Directive 2014/25/EU, Directive 2009/81/EC or this Directive; (b) procedures pursuant to other legal acts of the Union listed in Annex III, ensuring adequate prior transparency for granting authorisations on the basis of objective criteria.

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Source: EUR-Lex CELLAR · retrieved 2026-09-04