framework agreement

Also defined in

• Directive 2012/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 establishing a single European… 32012L0034, Article 3, point (23)
  a legally binding general agreement under public or private law, setting out the rights and obligations of an applicant and the infrastructure manager in relation to the infrastructure capacity to be allocated and the charges to be levied over a period longer than one working timetable period
• Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of procedures… 32009L0081, Article 1, point (11)
  an agreement between one or more contracting authorities/entities and one or more economic operators, the purpose of which is to establish the terms governing contracts to be awarded during a given period, in particular with regard to price and, where appropriate, the quantity envisaged;
• Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procurement… 32004L0017, Article 1(4)
  an agreement between one or more contracting entities referred to in Article 2(2) and one or more economic operators, the purpose of which is to establish the terms governing contracts to be awarded during a given period, in particular with regard to price and, where appropriate, the quantities…