S.L. 601.9 Art. 19Non-applicability to concessions awarded to affiliated undertakings and joint ventures.

Notwithstanding the provisions of regulation 22 and provided that the conditions in regulation 20 are met, these regulations shall not apply to concessions awarded:

(a) by a contracting entity to an affiliated undertaking; or

(b) by a joint venture, formed exclusively by a number of contracting entities for the purpose of carrying out activities referred to in Schedule 4, to an undertaking which is affiliated with one of those contracting entities.