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Article L2000-2 of the French Public procurement code

Where a purchaser concludes a contract intended to satisfy objectively indissociable requirements which are subject, on the one hand, to the ordinary law on contracts provided for in Book I of this Part and Book II thereof relating to partnership contracts and, on the other hand, to the special legal regime applicable to other public contracts in Book V or Book II of Part III, this contract is subject to the provisions applicable to its main purpose.
Where the main purpose of the contract cannot be objectively identified, the contract is subject to the general contract law set out in Book I and Book II relating to partnership contracts of this Part.

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Article L2000-2


Lorsqu’un acheteur conclut un contrat destiné à satisfaire des besoins, objectivement indissociables, qui relèvent, d’une part, du droit commun des marchés prévu au livre Ier de la présente partie et de son livre II relatif aux marchés de partenariat et, d’autre part, du régime juridique particulier applicable aux autres marchés publics du livre V ou du livre II de la troisième partie, ce contrat est soumis aux dispositions applicables à son objet principal.
Lorsque l’objet principal du contrat ne peut être objectivement identifié, le contrat est soumis au droit commun des marchés prévu au livre Ier et au livre II relatif aux marchés de partenariat de la présente partie.

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