common procurementmeans the procurement procedure of defence products or other products for defence purpose and the resulting contracts, carried out by at least one Member State receiving financial assistance under the SAFE instrument and one additional Member State or one Member of the European Free Trade Association which are members of the European Economic Area (‘EEA EFTA States’) or Ukraine.
defence productmeans goods, services and works that fall within the scope of Directive 2009/81/EC, as set out in Article 2 thereof;
other products for defence purposesmeans any good, service and work other than those falling within the scope of Directive 2009/81/EC, as set out in Article 2 thereof, which are necessary for or aimed at defence purposes;
subcontractors involved in the common procurementmeans any legal entity which provides critical inputs that possess unique attributes essential for the functioning of a product, which is allocated at least 15 % of the value of the contract, and which needs access to classified information for the performance of the contract.