C-65.1 - Act respecting contracting by public bodies

Section 14.1 Disposition versions

2022-12-02

14.1. If a contract referred to in subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph of section 10 involves an expenditure, including, if applicable, the value of the options, below the lowest threshold applicable under the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union and its Member States, a public body may

(1)  reserve a public call for tenders for small enterprises in Québec and elsewhere in Canada if the body is covered by a directive made in accordance with the first paragraph of section 14.4;

(2)  grant preference based on the Québec or otherwise Canadian value added; or

(3)  require Québec or otherwise Canadian goods, services or construction work.

The Conseil du trésor determines, by regulation, the form and maximum percentage of the preference a public body may grant under the first paragraph.

2022, c. 18, s. 4.

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14.1. If a contract referred to in subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph of section 10 involves an expenditure, including, if applicable, the value of the options, below the lowest threshold applicable under the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union and its Member States, a public body may

(1)  reserve a public call for tenders for small enterprises in Québec and elsewhere in Canada if the body is covered by a directive made in accordance with the first paragraph of section 14.4;

(2)  grant preference based on the Québec or otherwise Canadian value added; or

(3)  require Québec or otherwise Canadian goods, services or construction work.

The Conseil du trésor determines, by regulation, the form and maximum percentage of the preference a public body may grant under the first paragraph.

2022, c. 18, s. 4.