Dette direktiv bør tage hensyn til den ordregivende myndigheds/ordregiverens behov i hele produkternes levetid, dvs. i forbindelse med forskning og udvikling, industriel udvikling, produktion, reparation, modernisering, ændring, vedligeholdelse, logistik, uddannelse, prøvning, udtagning og bortskaffelse.
This Directive should take account of the needs of the contracting authority/entity throughout the whole life cycle of the product, i.e., research and development, industrial development, production, repair, modernisation, modification, maintenance, logistics, training, testing, withdrawal and disposal.