classified informationmeans information or material, in any form, the unauthorised disclosure of which could cause varying degrees of prejudice to the interests of the Union, or of one or more of the Member States, and which bears an EU classification marking or a corresponding classification marking, as established in the Agreement between the Member States of the European Union, meeting within the Council, regarding the protection of classified information exchanged in the interests of the European Union;
common procurementmeans a procurement jointly conducted by at least three Member States;
defence productsmeans products that fall within the scope of Directive 2009/81/EC, as set out in Article 2 thereof, including combat medical equipment;
executive management structuremeans a body of a legal entity, appointed in accordance with national law, and, where applicable, reporting to the chief executive officer, which is empowered to establish that legal entity’s strategy, objectives and overall direction, and which oversees and monitors management decision-making;
non-associated third-country entitymeans a legal entity that is established in a non-associated third country or, where it is established in the Union or in an associated country, that has its executive management structures in a non-associated third country;
procurement agentmeans a contracting authority as defined in Article 2(1), point (1), of Directive 2014/24/EU and Article 3(1), of Directive 2014/25/EU that is established in a Member State or an associated country, the European Defence Agency or an international organisation and that is designated by Member States and associated countries to conduct a common procurement on their behalf;
sensitive informationmeans unclassified information and data that are to be protected from unauthorised access or disclosure because of obligations laid down in Union or national law, where applicable, or in order to safeguard the privacy or security of a natural or legal person.
subcontractors involved in the common procurementmeans any legal entity which provides critical inputs that possess unique attributes essential for the functioning of a product and which is allocated at least 15 % of the value of the contract.