SECTION 71

(1) Special contracts shall be public contracts which are not fully or partly governed by the provisions relating to contracts through invitation to tender or contracts awarded by mutual agreement. They shall mostly concern contracts relating to national defence, security and the strategic interests of the State. (2) The contracts referred to in (1) above shall contain secret clauses for reasons of State security and strategic interests, and shall therefore not be reviewed by any tenders board provided for in this Public Contracts Code. (3) Special contracts shall concern the procurement of equipment, supplies or services directly related to national defence and security, and contracts for which the strategic interests of the State are at stake. (4) Special contracts shall be awarded after prior authorization by the President of the Republic.