Section 4: Portion of the contract performed by third parties

The concession granting authority may require tenderers:1° To entrust to small and medium-sized enterprises, within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, a minimum share fixed by regulation of the works or services covered by the concession contract.The provisions of the previous paragraph do not apply to economic operators that are contracting authorities or contracting entities;2° To entrust…

Economic operators who have joined together to obtain concession contracts are not considered to be third parties, nor are companies linked to them within the meaning of Article L. 3211-8.