Contracting entities must keep appropriate information on each contract which must be sufficient to allow them<\/p>\n
to justify the decision in conjunction with qualification, selection of tenderers and award of contract,
\nuse of procedures without a prior call for a competition where applicable,
\nalleged non-application by virtue of derogation.<\/p>\n
States must ensure that the Commission receives statistical information on the total value broken down by State and category of activity in accordance with the directive, of contracts awarded below the thresholds which would be covered but for those thresholds.\u00a0 States must ensure the Commission receives statistical reports on contracts awarded<\/p>\n\n
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