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French Public procurement codeIn force
Single section: Provisions applicable to the State, its public establishments and unauthorised purchasers

Article R2221-1

…nd the economy authorise the launch of the partnership contract award procedure. Their agreement is deemed to have been given in the absence of an express response within a period of one month from th…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: DEFENCE OR SECURITY CONTRACTS AWARDED WITHOUT PRIOR ADVERTISING OR COMPETITION

Article R2322-3

The purchaser may award a contract without prior advertising or competitive tendering when the conditions for awarding the contract are not compatible with the minimum emergency periods provided for i…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: DEFENCE OR SECURITY CONTRACTS AWARDED WITHOUT PRIOR ADVERTISING OR COMPETITION

Article R2322-10

The purchaser may, without prior advertising or competitive tendering, award a contract for the purchase of supplies on particularly advantageous terms, either to an economic operator who is definitiv…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting the payment deadline

Article R2192-11

By way of derogation from article R. 2192-10, the payment period is set at:1° Fifty days for public health establishments and establishments of the armed forces health service;2° Sixty days for public…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions specific to the intervention of a third party authorised to receive payment requests

Article R2192-19

The contract concluded by the State, its public establishments other than industrial and commercial establishments, local authorities or their public establishments with the project manager or any oth…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions specific to subcontractors benefiting from direct payment

Article R2192-22

…payment period for subcontractors benefiting from direct payment pursuant to Article L. 2193-10 is identical to that applicable to the contractor. This period runs from the date on which the contracti…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Interest on arrears, flat-rate compensation and additional compensation for recovery costs

Article R2192-32

Interest on arrears shall accrue from the day following the expiry of the payment period or the due date stipulated in the contract, up to and including the date on which the principal is paid.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Interest on arrears, flat-rate compensation and additional compensation for recovery costs

Article R2192-33

…balance is calculated on the total amount of the payment on account or the balance, all taxes included, less the guarantee deduction, and after application of the discounting, revision and penalty cl…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Advances

Article R2193-20

…soon as the purchaser notifies the contract or the special act. Repayment of this advance shall be deducted from the sums due to the subcontractor in accordance with the same procedures as those set…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 6: Referral to advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes

Article D2197-15

Referrals to the committee may be made by the purchaser or by the contract holder.Referrals shall be made by means of a detailed note setting out the grounds for the dispute and, where appropriate, th…

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