TITLE III

PARTICULAR PROCUREMENT REGIMES
CHAPTER II

Rules governing design contests

Rules on the organisation of design contests, the selection of participants and the jury
Article 97
1
When organising design contests, contracting entities shall apply procedures which are adapted to Title I and this Chapter.
2
The admission of participants to design contests shall not be limited:
a
by reference to the territory or part of the territory of a Member State;
b
on the grounds that, under the law of the Member State in which the contest is organised, they would be required to be either natural or legal persons.
3
Where design contests are restricted to a limited number of participants, contracting entities shall establish clear and non-discriminatory selection criteria. In any event, the number of candidates invited to participate shall be sufficient to ensure genuine competition.
4
The jury shall be composed exclusively of natural persons who are independent of participants in the contest. Where a particular professional qualification is required of participants in a contest, at least a third of the jury members shall have that qualification or an equivalent qualification.