Article L2125-1 of the French Public procurement code
The purchaser may, in compliance with the rules applicable to the procedures defined in this Title, use purchasing techniques to pre-select economic operators likely to meet its needs or to enable tenders to be submitted or selected in accordance with specific procedures. The purchasing techniques are as follows: 1° Framework agreements, which enable one or more economic operators to be pre-selected with a view to concluding a contract laying down…