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Article L3132-4 of the French Public procurement code

When a public law granting authority has entered into a works concession contract or has awarded a concession for the management of a public service:
1° The assets, whether movable or immovable, that result from investments made by the concessionaire and are necessary for the operation of the public service are returnable assets. Where the contract is silent, they are and remain the property of the public entity as soon as they are realised or acquired;
2° Movable or immovable assets that are not handed over to the concessionaire by the public law granting authority and that are not essential to the operation of the public service are repossessed assets. They are the property of the concessionaire, unless otherwise stipulated in the concession contract;
3° Assets that are neither returnable assets nor trade-in assets are the concessionaire’s own assets. They are and remain the property of the concessionaire.

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Article L3132-4


Lorsqu’une autorité concédante de droit public a conclu un contrat de concession de travaux ou a concédé la gestion d’un service public :
1° Les biens, meubles ou immeubles, qui résultent d’investissements du concessionnaire et sont nécessaires au fonctionnement du service public sont les biens de retour. Dans le silence du contrat, ils sont et demeurent la propriété de la personne publique dès leur réalisation ou leur acquisition ;
2° Les biens, meubles ou immeubles, qui ne sont pas remis au concessionnaire par l’autorité concédante de droit public et qui ne sont pas indispensables au fonctionnement du service public sont les biens de reprise. Ils sont la propriété du concessionnaire, sauf stipulation contraire prévue par le contrat de concession ;
3° Les biens qui ne sont ni des biens de retour, ni des biens de reprise, sont des biens propres. Ils sont et demeurent la propriété du concessionnaire.

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