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Showing 1481–1490 of 66559 articles for “Art. L 418-1 to L 418-5”
Where a contract covers works and supplies or services, it is a works contract if its main purpose is to carry out works.Where a contract covers services and supplies, it is a service contract if the…
An abnormally low bid is a bid whose price is clearly undervalued and likely to compromise the proper performance of the contract.
The duration of the contract is defined taking into account the nature of the services and the need for periodic competitive tendering, under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, subj…
Where a contract should not have been awarded to an economic operator on the grounds of a serious breach of the obligations laid down by European Union procurement law which has been recognised by the…
The parties may reach a settlement under article 2044 of the Civil Code.
All deferred payments are prohibited in contracts awarded by the State, its public establishments, local authorities, their public establishments and their groupings.
The same rules apply to public contracts concluded by a contracting entity in a Member State of the European Union or in a specific geographical area of a Member State where the European Commission ha…
The payment by the concessionaire of entry fees to the concession granting authority is prohibited when the concession contract concerns drinking water, sewerage or household waste and other waste.
Recourse to arbitration for the settlement of disputes between private parties in the performance of concession contracts is possible under the conditions defined by the…
Communications and exchanges of information relating to the procedure for awarding a concession contract may be carried out by electronic means, in accordance with the procedures and subject to the ex…
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