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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
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Article L651-1

This Code is not applicable in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Preliminary title

Article L3-1

Public procurement helps to achieve the objectives of sustainable development, in its economic, social and environmental dimensions, under the conditions defined by this Code.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Title I: PUBLIC PROCUREMENT

Article L1110-1

The contracts, partnership contracts and defence or security contracts defined in this Title are public contracts subject to the provisions of Part Two.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: Prior publicity

Article L2131-1

In order to encourage the widest possible competition, purchasers shall advertise prior to the award of the contract in accordance with the conditions and subject to the exceptions defined by decree i…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Title II: ECONOMIC OPERATORS, APPLICANTS AND BIDDERS

Article L1220-1

An economic operator is any natural or legal person, public or private, or any group of persons, with or without legal personality, who offers on the market the execution of works, the supply of produ…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Contracts involving defence or security services

Article L1323-1

The purchaser or the awarding authority may choose to apply Book III of Part Two relating to defence or security contracts or the ordinary law on concession contracts set out in Book I of Part Three t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Groups of economic operators and subcontractors

Article L2141-13

Where the reason for exclusion from the award procedure concerns a member of a grouping of economic operators, the purchaser shall require him to be replaced by another economic operator who is not th…

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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
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
Title III: CONTRACTS COMPRISING SERVICES RESPONDING TO ESSENTIAL SECURITY INTERESTS

Article L1330-1

By way of derogation from Titles I and…

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