(c) contracts respecting FSC 58 (communications, detection and coherent radiation equipment);
(d) set-asides for small and minority businesses;
(e) pursuant to Article 1018 national security exemptions include oil purchases related to any strategic reserve requirements; and
(f) national security exceptions include procurements made in support of safeguarding nuclear materials or technology.
2. Procurement in terms of Canadian coverage is defined as contractual transactions to acquire property or services for the direct benefit or use of the government. It does not include non-contractual agreements or any form of government assistance, including but not limited to, cooperative agreements, grants, loans, equity infusions, guarantees, fiscal incentives, and government provision of goods and services, given to individuals, firms, private institutions, and sub-central governments.
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1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, this Chapter does not apply to procurements made:
(a) with a view to commercial resale by government-owned retail stores;
(b) pursuant to loans from regional or multilateral financial institutions to the extent that different procedures are imposed by such institutions (except for national content requirements); and
(c) between entities.