In order to organise its purchasing, the national council of the order may pool its requirements with other national councils:
1° Either in the form of central purchasing bodies, under the conditions set out in articles L. 2113-2 to L. 2113-4 of the French Public Procurement Code;
2° Or in the form of groupings of orders, under the conditions set out in the first paragraph of article L. 2113-6 and in article L. 2113-7 of the same code.
However, the National Council may not set up central purchasing bodies or consortia with public or private entities other than those mentioned in the previous paragraphs.