Article 10 Rules of Nationality and Origin

(1) Participation in the award of procurement procedures referred to in Article 9 of this Agreement shall be open on equal terms to all natural persons who are nationals of, and legal persons which are effectively established in all participating countries and in accordance with the applicable legislation of each participating country.

(2) All supplies purchased under a procurement contract referred to in Article 9 of this Agreement shall originate from a participating country in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article, except when the cost of these supplies is below EUR 100 000. In this case, supplies may originate from any country.

(3) National preferences are prohibited, except for procurement contracts with a value not exceeding EUR 20 000 in order to promote local capacities, markets and purchases. Failure to comply with this principle shall render the related expenditure ineligible.