35In the second place, as regards the level of the exclusion threshold laid down in the national legislation, it should be borne in mind that, so far as concerns public contracts falling within the scope of Directive 2004/18, Article 45(2) of that directive leaves the application of the cases of exclusion mentioned to the assessment of the Member States, as evidenced by the phrase ‘may be excluded from participation in a contract’ which appears at the beginning of that provision and makes express reference, inter alia in subparagraphs (e) and (f), to the provisions of national law (see, as regards Article 29 of Council Directive 92/50/EEC of 18 June 1992 relating to the coordination of procedures for the award of public service contracts (OJ 1992 L 209, p. 1), La Cascina and Others, C‑226/04 and C‑228/04, EU:C:2006:94, paragraph 21). In addition, under the second subparagraph of Article 45(2), Member States are to specify, in accordance with their national law and having regard for EU law, the implementing conditions for that paragraph.
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