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

Article D2197-17

…it is inadmissible without any possibility of rectification, the Chairman may reject it by reasoned decision. He may also take note of withdrawals or declare that there are no grounds for the committe…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Assessment of the project implementation method

Article R2212-4

The assessment of the project implementation method referred to in article L. 2212-1 includes: 1° A general presentation; 2° A comparative analysis, at current values, of the various contractual and i…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Adjustable financing arrangements

Article R2222-1

Where the purchaser anticipates that the financing arrangements for the project may be adjustable, this must be stated in the consultation documents.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter VI: ARBITRATION

Article R2236-1

For the State, recourse to the arbitration referred to in Article L. 2236-1 is authorised by a decree issued on the report of the competent Minister and the Minister for the Economy.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formulation of technical specifications

Article R2311-5

…candidates. The standards or documents must be marked "or equivalent" and chosen in the following order of preference: 1° National civil standards transposing European standards; 2° European technical…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Duration

Article R2312-5

The provisions of article R. 2112-4 apply.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Form of prices

Article R2312-7

The provisions of article R. 2112-6 apply.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisional prices

Article R2312-13

Purchasers may conclude a defence or security contract at provisional prices only in the following cases:1° When, in the case of complex services or services using a new technique and either of an imp…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to framework agreements and innovation partnerships

Article R2321-5

…he framework agreements referred to in Article L. 2325-1, the estimated value of the requirement is determined by taking into account the estimated maximum value of all the contracts to be awarded or…

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

Article R2322-11

The purchaser may, without prior advertising or competitive tendering, award additional service or works contracts consisting of services not included in the contract initially concluded but which hav…

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