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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Formalising requirements through technical specifications

Article L2111-2

The works, supplies or services to be provided under the public contract are defined by reference to technical specifications.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General rules

Article L2112-1

…ments with an estimated value equal to or greater than a threshold set by regulation shall be concluded in writing.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Allocation

Article L2113-10

Contracts shall be awarded in separate lots, unless their subject matter does not allow separate services to be identified.The purchaser shall determine the number, size and subject matter of the lots…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Reserving contracts for economic operators employing disabled and disadvantaged workers

Article L2113-13-1

…conomic operators who carry them out as part of the production of goods and services that they provide in prisons and who, in accordance with the conditions set out in articles L. 412-10 to L. 412-18…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L2141-5

…are subject to a measure of exclusion from administrative contracts by virtue of an administrative decision taken in application of article L. 8272-4 of the Labour Code are excluded from the contract…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Rules applicable to certain contracts according to their purpose

Article L2172-3

An innovation partnership is a contract whose purpose is the research and development of innovative products, services or works and the subsequent acquisition of the resulting products, services or wo…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Partnership contracts

Article L1112-1

…economic operators with the overall task of constructing, transforming, renovating, dismantling or destroying works, equipment or intangible assets required for a public service or for the performanc…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Title I: PURCHASERS AND CONCEDENTING AUTHORITIES

Article L1210-1

The purchasers and granting authorities subject to this code are contracting authorities and contracting entities.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: Contracting authorities

Article L1211-1

Contracting authorities are:1° Legal persons governed by public law;2° Legal persons governed by private law created for the specific purpose of meeting needs in the general interest, other than those…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General rules

Article L2112-4

…haser may require that the resources used to execute all or part of a contract, or to maintain or modernise the products acquired, be located within the territory of the Member States of the European…

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