Subsection 5: Authorised and certified operators

Candidates registered on an official list of approved operators of a Member State of the European Union or in possession of a certificate issued by a certification body meeting European certification standards may present to the purchaser a certificate of registration issued by the competent authority or the certificate issued by the competent certification body, provided that these operators are established in the Member State which drew up the official…

Official lists of approved economic operators may be drawn up. Approved economic operators are issued with a certificate of registration. Candidates registered on a list may, in support of their application, provide a copy of this certificate as part of the information and particulars covered by registration on this list. The procedures for drawing up the list and the conditions of validity of registration on a list are set by…

Registration on the lists mentioned in the articles of this subsection may not be imposed on economic operators with a view to their participation in a defence or security contract.