The concession granting authority may require tenderers:
1° To entrust to small and medium-sized enterprises, within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, a minimum share fixed by regulation of the works or services covered by the concession contract.
The provisions of the previous paragraph do not apply to economic operators that are contracting authorities or contracting entities;
2° To entrust to third parties a minimum share fixed by regulation of the works or services covered by the concession contract;
3° To indicate in their tender whether they intend to entrust to third parties a share of the works or services covered by the concession contract and, if so, the percentage it represents in the estimated value of the concession.
This requirement must be stated in the tender documents.