SECTION 4

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 3 above, this decree shall apply to contracts concluded under international or financial agreements signed by the State with technical and financial partners only where its provisions are not contrary to the said agreements. (2) For contracts financed with external, bilateral or multilateral assistance funds, the provisions of the financing agreements shall, where necessary, specify the rules applicable. (3) The provisions of this Code shall not apply to: (a) procurement through administrative purchase orders whose amounts are less than 5 000 000 (five million) CFA francs; (b) contracts whose purpose is to procure or rent buildings or land; (c) the procurement of downstream petroleum products intended only for use in administrative vehicles whose procurement is subject to the application of the official price in force indicated on the list of petroleum products published periodically by the competent authorities; (d) contracts awarded by public enterprises; (e) special contracts defined in Article 71 of this Public Contracts Code; (f) partnership contracts; (g) works executed under full State control. 3