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Article R3111-2 of the French Public procurement code

The technical and functional specifications shall not refer to a particular manufacturing method or process, to a specific origin or provenance, or to a trademark, patent or type.
However, such a mention or reference is possible if it is justified by the subject of the concession contract or, exceptionally, if a sufficiently precise and intelligible description of the subject of the concession contract is not possible without it and provided that it is accompanied by the words: “or equivalent”.

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Article R3111-2


Les spécifications techniques et fonctionnelles ne font pas référence à un mode ou procédé de fabrication particulier, à une provenance ou origine déterminée, à une marque, un brevet ou un type.
Toutefois, une telle mention ou référence est possible si elle est justifiée par l’objet du contrat de concession ou, à titre exceptionnel, dans le cas où une description suffisamment précise et intelligible de l’objet du contrat de concession n’est pas possible sans elle et à la condition qu’elle soit accompagnée des termes : ” ou équivalent “.

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