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6. Procurement referred to in paragraph 2 shall be carried out by the Commission in accordance with the rules set out in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 for its own procurement. When duly justified by the extreme urgency of the health crisis or when strictly necessary in order to adapt to unforeseen circumstances in the evolution of the public health emergency, the following simplifications of procurement procedures may be used: by way of derogation from Article 137 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046, possibility to provide, after the signature of the contract, proof or evidence on exclusion and selection criteria, provided that a declaration on honour has been submitted in that regard before the award; by way of derogation from Article 172(2) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046, the Commission may modify the contract as necessary to adapt it to the evolution of the public health emergency; by way of derogation from Article 165 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046, possibility to add, after the signature of the contract, contracting authorities that are not identified in procurement documents; by way of derogation from Article 172(1) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046, the contracting authorities shall be entitled to request the delivery of goods or services from the date on which the draft contracts resulting from the procurement carried out for the purposes of this Regulation are sent, which shall be no later than 24 hours as from the award.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-06 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.