defence productmeans goods, services and works that fall within the scope of Directive 2009/81/EC, as set out in Article 2 thereof;
Non-Participating Member Statemeans a Member State which does not participate in the enhanced cooperation established by Decision (EU) 2026/258;
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.
Participating Member Statemeans a Member State which participates in the enhanced cooperation established by Decision (EU) 2026/258;
subcontractors involved in the production of the defence productsmeans any legal entity which provides critical inputs that possess unique attributes essential for the functioning of the defence 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.