3. Procurement procedures

i) Where strictly necessary, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events which the beneficiary could not have foreseen and are not attributable to it, making impossible to comply with the ordinary time limits for the procedures;

ii) Where the services are entrusted to public-sector bodies or to non-profit institutions or associations and relate to activities of an institutional nature (ie. services directly linked to the statutory mission of the body) or designed to provide assistance to peoples in the social field;

iii) For the extension of an ongoing contract through the repetition of similar services entrusted to the original contractor, provided that the initial contract had been awarded following publication of a contract notice, and the latter announced the possibility of using the negotiated procedure for new services for the project as well as the relevant estimated cost;

iv) Where the tender procedure has been unsuccessful, that is to say, where no qualitatively and/or financially worthwhile tender has been received, in which case, after cancelling the tender procedure, the beneficiary may negotiate with one or more tenderers of its choice from among those that took part in the invitation to tender procedure, if they comply with the selection criteria, provided that the original procurement documents are not substantially altered and that the principle of fair competition is observed;

v) Where the contract consists in the acquisition of a plan or design selected by a jury following a design contest and must, under the rules applying, be awarded to the winner or to one of the winners, in which case, all successful candidates shall be invited to participate in the negotiations;

vi) Where, for technical or artistic reasons, or for reasons connected with the protection of exclusive rights, the contract can be awarded only to a particular service provider, with no reasonable alternative or substitute existing, and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters when defining the procurement;

vii) For contracts declared to be secret, or for contracts whose performance must be accompanied by special security measures or when the protection of the essential interests of the Russian Federation or the European Union so requires, provided the essential interests concerned cannot be guaranteed by other measures (eg. requirements to protect confidential information in the procurement procedure);

viii) Where a new contract has to be concluded after early termination of an existing contract;

ix) For legal services such as: representation and advice related to arbitration, conciliation or judicial proceedings; arbitration and conciliation services; document certification and authentication services which must be provided by notaries;

x) For financial services and loans;

xi) For the purchase of electronic communication services;

xii) Where a service contract is to be implemented by an international organisation which cannot participate in competitive procedures according to its statute or act of establishment.

i) Where strictly necessary, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events which the beneficiary could not have foreseen and are not attributable to it, making impossible to comply with the ordinary time limits for the procedures;

ii) Where the supplies can only be provided by a single supplier because:

The exceptions in sub-points (2) and (3) of this point shall only apply when no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters when defining the procurement;

iii) For additional deliveries by the original supplier intended either as a partial replacement of supplies or installations or as the extension of existing supplies or installations, where a change of supplier would oblige the beneficiary to acquire supplies having different technical characteristics which would result in either incompatibility or disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance;

iv) Where the tender procedure has been unsuccessful, i.e. where no qualitatively and/or financially worthwhile tender has been received. In such cases, after cancelling the tender procedure, the beneficiary may negotiate with one or more tenderers of its choice, from among those that took part in the tender procedure, if they comply with the selection criteria, provided that the original procurement documents are not substantially altered and the principle of equal treatment is observed;

v) For contracts declared to be secret, or for contracts whose performance must be accompanied by special security measures, in accordance with the administrative provisions in force or where the protection of the essential interests of the EU or the Russian Federation so requires, provided the essential interests concerned cannot be guaranteed by other measures (such as requirements to protect the confidential nature of information which the beneficiary makes available in the procurement procedure);

vi) For contracts in respect of supplies quoted and purchased on a commodity market;

vii) For contracts in respect of purchases of supplies on particularly advantageous terms, either from a supplier which is definitively winding up its business activities, or the liquidators in an insolvency procedure, an arrangement with creditors, or a similar procedure under national law;

viii) Where a new contract has to be concluded after early termination of an existing contract;

ix) Where the products are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experimentation, study or development; however such contracts shall not include quantity production to establish commercial viability or to recover research and development costs;

x) For the purchase of public communication networks.

i) Where strictly necessary, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events which the beneficiary could not have foreseen and are not attributable to it, making impossible to comply with the ordinary time limits for the procedures;

ii) For new works consisting in the repetition of similar works entrusted to the original contractor, provided that the initial contract had been awarded after publication of a contract notice which announced the possibility of using the negotiated procedure for the new works, their extent, the conditions under which they would be awarded, as well as their estimated cost;

iii) Where the tender procedure has been unsuccessful, that is to say where no qualitatively and/or financially worthwhile tender has been received. In such cases, after cancelling the tender procedure, the beneficiary may negotiate with one or more tenderers of its choice, from among those that took part in the invitation to tender procedure, if they comply with the selection criteria, provided that the original procurement documents are not substantially altered and the principle of equal treatment is observed;

iv) For contracts declared to be secret, or for contracts whose performance must be accompanied by special security measures or when the protection of the essential interests of the EU or the Russian Federation so requires, provided the essential interests concerned cannot be guaranteed by other measures (such as requirements to protect the confidential nature of information which the contracting authority makes available in the procurement procedure);

v) For the purchase of public communication networks;

vi) For the renting of buildings already constructed, after prospecting the local market;

vii) Where a new contract has to be concluded after early termination of an existing contract;

viii) Where the works can only be provided by a single tenderer for any of the following reasons: