Subject to the exceptions and conditions specified in Annex I to this Regulation, in the case of contracts the value of which exceeds the thresholds referred to in paragraph 1, the contracting authority shall not sign the contract or framework contract with the successful tenderer until a standstill period has elapsed.
Le présent chapitre ne s’applique pas aux actions menées en vertu d’actes de base sectoriels relatifs aux aides visant des situations de crise humanitaire, aux opérations de protection civile et aux opérations d’aide humanitaire.