art_38__para_2

2. Where duly justified by extreme urgency or strictly necessary in order to adapt to unforeseen circumstances in the development of the internal market emergency, and provided the modification does not substantially alter the subject matter of the contract, the Commission may in agreement with the contractor: allow the contract which has been signed to be modified, above the threshold of 50 % and up to 100 % of the initial contract value; or in common agreement with the simple majority of the participating Member States, allow other Member States to join a contract that has been signed, or to sign an additional contract with the selected contractor.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-27 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.