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Article L2196-4 of the French Public procurement code

The obligations laid down in this section apply to contracts concluded by the State or its public establishments for which the special nature of the techniques, the small number of candidates with the required skills, reasons of secrecy or reasons of imperative urgency or crisis do not make it possible to call for competition or to use it effectively.
They also apply to contracts involving complex services with a term of more than five years.

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Article L2196-4


Les obligations prévues par la présente section sont applicables aux marchés conclus par l’Etat ou ses établissements publics pour lesquels la spécialité des techniques, le petit nombre de candidats possédant la compétence requise, des motifs de secret ou des raisons d’urgence impérieuse ou de crise ne permettent pas de faire appel à la concurrence ou de la faire jouer efficacement.
Elles sont également applicables aux marchés dont les prestations sont complexes et d’une durée supérieure à cinq ans.

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