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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Time limits for acceptance

Article R2151-5

Tenders received after the deadline will be eliminated.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R2143-5

When asking a candidate to provide a certificate, attestation or any other document proving that a requirement has been met, the purchaser shall accept any equivalent document from another Member Stat…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Abnormally low tenders

Article R2152-5

A purchaser who finds that a tender is abnormally low as a result of the tenderer having received State aid may reject the tender on this ground alone only if the tenderer is unable to demonstrate, wi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Open invitation to tender

Article R2161-5

The buyer cannot negotiate with tenderers. He can only ask them to specify the content of their offer.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Contracts awarded without advertising or competitive tendering on account of their value or subject-matter

Article R2122-5

The purchaser may award a contract without prior advertising or competitive tendering for the purchase of supplies or services on particularly advantageous terms either from an economic operator who i…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Supply contracts of contracting entities

Article R2153-5

The list of countries and sectors covered, on the date of its publication, by an agreement mentioned in Article L. 2153-2 is specified as necessary by an order of the Minister responsible for the econ…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonuses

Article R2172-5

…nsultation documents are awarded a premium, the amount of which is freely determined by the purchaser.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R2162-5

Subsequent contracts and purchase orders may only be concluded or issued during the period of validity of the framework agreement. Their period of performance shall be fixed in accordance with the usu…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules for the award of specific contracts concluded on the basis of a dynamic purchasing system

Article R2162-51

…to confirm interest. These criteria may, where appropriate, be specified in the invitation to tender.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 6: Electronic auctions

Article R2162-58

…was made by means of a notice on the existence of a qualification system, in the invitation to tender.

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