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Article L2132-1 of the French Public procurement code

The purchaser may not disclose confidential information of which he has become aware during the course of the procurement procedure, such as information the disclosure of which would infringe business secrecy or information the disclosure of which could harm fair competition between economic operators, such as the disclosure during the course of the consultation of the total amount or the detailed price of tenders.
However, the purchaser may ask economic operators to consent to the disclosure of certain confidential information which they have supplied and which is specifically designated.
The purchaser may impose on economic operators requirements designed to protect the confidentiality of information which it communicates in the context of the procedure for awarding a contract.

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Article L2132-1


L’acheteur ne peut communiquer les informations confidentielles dont il a eu connaissance lors de la procédure de passation, telles que celles dont la divulgation violerait le secret des affaires, ou celles dont la communication pourrait nuire à une concurrence loyale entre les opérateurs économiques, telle que la communication en cours de consultation du montant total ou du prix détaillé des offres.
Toutefois, l’acheteur peut demander aux opérateurs économiques de consentir à ce que certaines informations confidentielles qu’ils ont fournies, précisément désignées, puissent être divulguées.
L’acheteur peut imposer aux opérateurs économiques des exigences visant à protéger la confidentialité des informations qu’il communique dans le cadre de la procédure de passation d’un marché.

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