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Article R2144-7 of the French Public procurement code

If a candidate or tenderer is in a situation of exclusion, does not meet the conditions for participation laid down by the purchaser, produces false information or documents in support of his application, or is unable to produce the supporting documents, evidence, additions or explanations required by the purchaser within the time limit laid down, his application is declared inadmissible and the candidate is eliminated.
In this case, when the applications are checked after the candidates have been selected or the tenders have been ranked, the candidate or tenderer whose application or tender was ranked immediately after his own is asked to produce the necessary documents. If necessary, this procedure may be repeated as long as there are still admissible applications or tenders that have not been rejected as inappropriate, irregular or unacceptable.

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Article R2144-7


Si un candidat ou un soumissionnaire se trouve dans un cas d’exclusion, ne satisfait pas aux conditions de participation fixées par l’acheteur, produit, à l’appui de sa candidature, de faux renseignements ou documents, ou ne peut produire dans le délai imparti les documents justificatifs, les moyens de preuve, les compléments ou explications requis par l’acheteur, sa candidature est déclarée irrecevable et le candidat est éliminé.
Dans ce cas, lorsque la vérification des candidatures intervient après la sélection des candidats ou le classement des offres, le candidat ou le soumissionnaire dont la candidature ou l’offre a été classée immédiatement après la sienne est sollicité pour produire les documents nécessaires. Si nécessaire, cette procédure peut être reproduite tant qu’il subsiste des candidatures recevables ou des offres qui n’ont pas été écartées au motif qu’elles sont inappropriées, irrégulières ou inacceptables.

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