If the holder of a global contract is not itself a small or medium-sized enterprise or a craftsman, the minimum proportion that it undertakes to entrust, directly or indirectly, to small and medium-sized enterprises or craftsmen, pursuant to Article L. 2171-8, is set at 10% of the estimated value of the contract, except where the economic structure of the sector concerned does not allow this.
The rate mentioned in the first paragraph may be modified by decree.