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            <cbc:Description languageID="ENG">See Article 2 of EPO´s General Conditions of Tender for exclusion grounds</cbc:Description>
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      <cbc:Note languageID="ENG">Only electronic requests to participate and bids may be submitted. Please note that a qualified electronic signature is required as specified on EPO's website: https://www.epo.org/about-us/tenders/signatures.html&amp;#92;n&amp;#92;nPlease follow the instructions on the pre-selection questionnaire carefully, complete the resulting document and submit it via the Bidding Cockpit.</cbc:Note>
      <cbc:Note languageID="DEU">Nur elektronische Teilnahmeanträge und Angebote dürfen eingereicht werden. Bitte beachten Sie, dass eine qualifizierte elektronische Signatur erforderlich ist, siehe die Angaben auf der Webseite des EPA: https://www.epo.org/about-us/tenders/signatures_de.html&amp;#92;n&amp;#92;nFolgen Sie bitte den Anweisungen im Fragebogen. Füllen Sie ihn aus und senden Sie ihn an die EPO über das Bietercockpit.</cbc:Note>
      <cbc:Note languageID="FRA">Il n'est possible de soumettre que des demandes de participation et offres électroniques. Veuillez noter qu'une signature électronique qualifiée est requise, comme indiqué à l'adresse: https://www.epo.org/about-us/tenders/signatures_fr.html&amp;#92;n&amp;#92;nVeuillez suivre attentivement les instructions figurant sur le questionnaire, compléterle document établi et l'adresser à l'OEB par le Cockpit de Soumission d'Offres AI.</cbc:Note>
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               <cbc:Description languageID="DEU">Bitte berücksichtigen Sie, dass die Beschaffungsverfahren der EPO ausschließlich den eigenen Beschaffungsvorschriften der EPO unterliegen. Die relevanten Vorschriften sind in den Allgemeinen Ausschreibungsbedingungen der EPO beschrieben, welche auf der Website der EPO https://www.epo.org/about-us/tenders/general-conditions_de.html abrufbar sind.</cbc:Description>
               <cbc:Description languageID="FRA">Veuillez noter que les procédures de passation de marchés de l'OEB sont régies uniquement par ses propres règles. Celles-ci figurent dans les Conditions générales relatives aux appels à la concurrence de l'OEB, qui sont disponibles à l'adresse https://www.epo.org/about-us/tenders/general-conditions_fr.html.</cbc:Description>
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         <cbc:Name languageID="FRA">Services d'appui au Organisation internationale du Travail Tribunal administratif (ILOAT)</cbc:Name>
         <cbc:Description languageID="ENG">See procurement documents</cbc:Description>
         <cbc:Description languageID="DEU">Siehe Ausschreibungsunterlagen</cbc:Description>
         <cbc:Description languageID="FRA">Voir le cahier des charges</cbc:Description>
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         <cbc:Note languageID="ENG">Proposals for variants, the effect of which would be to reduce significantly the rights and safeguards of the EPO, are not allowed.</cbc:Note>
         <cbc:Note languageID="DEU">Änderungsvorschläge, die sich in einer erheblichen Einschränkung der Rechte und Sicherheiten der EPO niederschlagen würden, sind nicht zulässig.</cbc:Note>
         <cbc:Note languageID="FRA">Les propositions de variantes susceptibles de réduire de façon significative les droits et garanties de l'OEB ne sont pas autorisées.</cbc:Note>
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