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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Exclusions at the buyer's discretion

Article L2141-10

The purchaser may exclude from the contract award procedure persons who, by their application, create a situation of conflict of interest, where this cannot be remedied by other means.Any situation in…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Irregular, unacceptable or inappropriate tenders

Article L2152-3

An unacceptable tender is one whose price exceeds the budgetary appropriations allocated to the contract, as determined and established before the procedure is launched.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: Contracts comprising severable services

Article L1311-1

Where a purchaser decides to conclude a single contract intended to satisfy objectively separable needs which, on the one hand, are covered by the ordinary law on contracts set out in Book I of Part T…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Book IV: PROVISIONS RELATING TO OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

Article L1400-3

The provisions of this Code are only applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, French Polynesia, New Caledonia and the French Southern and Antarctic Territories to the extent and under the conditio…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1451-2

For the application of this Part in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° In article L. 1121-3, the third paragraph is deleted; 2° In article L. 1330-1, the words: "article 346 of the Treaty on the Functi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: Definition of the need

Article L2111-1

The nature and extent of the needs to be met shall be precisely determined before the consultation is launched, taking into account sustainable development objectives in their economic, social and env…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Prices

Article L2112-6

The price or the way in which it is set and, where applicable, the way in which it changes are defined by the market under the conditions laid down by regulation.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Central purchasing bodies

Article L2113-2

A central purchasing body is a purchaser whose purpose is to carry out on a permanent basis, for the benefit of purchasers, at least one of the following centralised purchasing activities:1° The acqui…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L2141-4

Persons are excluded from the contract award procedure if: 1° They have been sanctioned for failure to comply with the obligations set out in Articles L. 8221-1, L. 8221-3, L. 8221-5, L. 8231-1, L. 82…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Irregular, unacceptable or inappropriate tenders

Article L2152-1

The purchaser rejects irregular, unacceptable or inappropriate bids.

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