Article L2422-5 of the French Public procurement code
Within the limits of the programme and the provisional financial envelope for the operation that he has decided, the project owner may entrust an agent, by means of a project management contract, with the exercise, in his name and on his behalf, of all or part of the powers referred to in article L. 2422-6, under the conditions of this section. However, sub-section 4 of this section does not apply…