The terms of the contract may be determined by reference to general documents such as:
1° Cahiers des clauses administratives générales, which set out the administrative provisions applicable to a category of contracts;
2° Cahiers des clauses techniques générales, which set out the technical provisions applicable to all services of the same type.
The cahiers des clauses administratives générales and the cahiers des clauses techniques générales are approved by order of the Minister responsible for the economy and the ministers concerned.