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French Public procurement codeIn force
Book III: MIXED CONTRACTS

Article L1300-1

The decision to enter into a contract intended to satisfy requirements which are only partly covered by this Code or which are covered by several of its parts may not be intended to remove it from the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Preliminary book: MIXED PUBLIC PROCUREMENT

Article L2000-1

Where a purchaser concludes a contract intended to satisfy objectively separable needs which are subject, on the one hand, to the ordinary law on contracts set out in Book I of this Part and its Book…

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Chapter II: Contracts awarded without prior advertising or competitive tendering

Article L2122-1

The purchaser may award a contract without prior advertising or competitive tendering in the cases laid down by decree in the Council of State when, due in particular to the existence of an unsuccessf…

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Section 4: Groups of economic operators and subcontractors

Article L2141-14

When a subcontractor against whom grounds for exclusion exist is presented at the stage of the procedure for the award of a contract, the purchaser shall require him to be replaced by another economic…

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Chapter II: Conditions of participation

Article L2142-1

…conditions for participation in the award procedure other than those ensuring that they have the ability to pursue the professional activity, the economic and financial standing or the technical and p…

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Chapter III: Award notice

Article L2183-1

The purchaser shall make public the choice of the tender selected, under the conditions and subject to the exceptions provided for by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: FINANCIAL IMPLEMENTATION

Article L2191-1

Subject to the exceptions provided for by regulation, the provisions of this chapter apply to contracts awarded by the State, its public establishments other than those of an industrial and commercial…

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Subsection 2: Interest on arrears, flat-rate compensation and additional compensation for recovery costs

Article L2192-13

From the day following the expiry of the payment period or the due date stipulated in the contract, late payment shall give rise, ipso jure and without further formality, to interest on arrears, the r…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: Information for unsuccessful candidates and tenderers

Article L2181-1

As soon as it has made its choice, the purchaser communicates it to the candidates and tenderers whose applications or tenders have not been selected, in accordance with the conditions laid down by de…

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Subsection 2: Interest on arrears, flat-rate compensation and additional compensation for recovery costs

Article L2192-12

Late payment occurs when the sums due to the creditor, who has fulfilled his legal and contractual obligations, are not paid by the contracting authority on the due date stipulated in the contract or…

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