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15 (Vzquez Matilla, 2013), p. 558;
16 Mainly the provisions of Judgment of 19.06.2008, in case C454/06 Pressetext Nachrichtenagentur GmbH v Republik
sterreich and others [2008], ECLI:EU:C:2008:351
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The US Framework
In the US regulatory framework there are two kinds of
limits: the ones included in the contract ("change
clauses"); and the ones that stemmed from the regulatory
efforts to protect the competitive tendering. This paper
will draw its attention to the latter limit which has its
origins in the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984
(CICA hereinafter).
Even before the enactment of the CICA, the
modification was compared to the initial contract in order
to assess whether it can be considered substantially
different17. The cardinal change doctrine has served to
that purpose (Powell, 1994). The following excerpt
embodies the concept:
Under established case law, a cardinal change is a
breach. It occurs when the government effects an
17 GAO decision, Emergent BioSolutions Inc., B-402576,
June 8, 2010
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