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Record 1 2024-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
  • Government Contracts
  • Public Sector Budgeting
CONT

In a few special cases, acquisition of specialized items could not be appropriately undertaken by a common purchasing agency: works of art for the National Gallery or an accession to the collection of the National Museum are obvious examples.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Marchés publics
  • Budget des collectivités publiques
CONT

Il existe certains cas où l'acquisition d'articles bien particuliers ne pourrait se faire par l'entremise d'un organisme d'achat commun; les œuvres d'art destinées à la Galerie nationale ou les pièces ajoutées à la collection du Musée national en sont des exemples manifestes.

Spanish

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