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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provision of data by the concessionaire in the case of management under concession of a public service

Article L3131-3

…formance, the concessionaire may be exempted from all or some of the obligations set out in article L. 3131-2 by a reasoned decision of the concession-granting authority, based on reasons of general i…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information report to the conceding authority

Article L3131-5

…ks or services. When the management of a public service is concessioned, including in the case provided for in article L. 1121-4, this report also enables the concession-granting authorities to assess…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: State occupation and concession assets

Article L3132-1

Where the concession contract involves occupation of the public domain, it constitutes an authorisation to occupy this domain for its duration.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Administrative fine for late payment

Article L3133-14

The public undertakings defined in II of Article 1 of Order no. 2004-503 of 7 June 2004 transposing Directive 80/723/EEC on the transparency of financial relations between Member States and the contra…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Special arrangements for compensating the concessionaire

Article L3136-9

…the event of cancellation, rescission or termination of the concession contract by the court, it is deemed to be severable from the other stipulations of the contract.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Single chapter

Article L2711-1

Where use is made of the prerogatives provided for by law to recognise the existence of exceptional circumstances or to implement temporary measures to deal with such circumstances and where these cir…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Single chapter

Article L2711-5

Public contracts that come to an end during the period of exceptional circumstances may be extended by amendment beyond the term stipulated in the contract if it is not possible to organise a competit…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Single chapter

Article L2711-8

When the contractor is unable to execute all or part of a purchase order or contract, in particular when it demonstrates that it does not have sufficient resources or that mobilising them would place…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Preliminary book MIXED CONCESSION CONTRACTS

Article L3000-4

…ivity and for which it is objectively impossible to establish which activity it is principally intended, it is subject to the provisions of Book I of this Part applicable to contracting authorities.

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

Article L3111-2

The works or services covered by the concession contract are defined by reference to technical and functional specifications.

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