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  "heading": "Written notice to approving authority of inclusion of closed specification",
  "text": "Whenever an architect or engineer, either directly or indirectly, has included a closed specification in the specifications for a public building or project, he shall submit a written report to the building authority, ten days prior to the final submission of specifications, which report shall include the following:\n\n(1) Identification of each closed specification;\n\n(2) A concise statement of the reasons for including a closed specification;\n\n(3) Identification of other products which are apparently equal and a concise statement as to why they may be excluded under the provisions of R.S. 38:2290.",
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      "number": "V",
      "name": "REGULATIONS OF CLOSED SPECIFICATIONS AND EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIALS"
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