S.L. 601.5 Art. 130Rules on the organisation of designcontestsand the selection of participants.

(1) When organising design contests, contracting entities shall apply procedures which are adapted to regulations 2 to 32, 34,

35, 43 to 55, 61, 62, 68, 70, 80, 81 and 129 to 133 and Part IX.

(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, they would be required to be either natural or legal persons.

(3) Where design contests are restricted to a limited number of participants, the contracting entities shall lay down clear and non-discriminatory selection criteria. In any event, the number of candidates invited to participate shall be sufficient to ensure genuine competition.