Section 1: Termination of concession contracts

Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 6 and special legislative provisions, the concession granting authority may terminate the concession contract in the cases provided for in this section.

The concession granting authority may terminate the concession contract in the event of force majeure.

Where the concession contract is an administrative contract, the concession-granting authority may terminate it: 1° In the event of sufficiently serious misconduct on the part of the concessionaire; 2° For a reason of general interest, in accordance with the provisions of 5° of article L. 6.

When an economic operator is, during the performance of a concession contract, placed in one of the cases of exclusion mentioned in articles L. 3123-1 to L. 3123-5 and articles L. 3123-7 to L. 3123-13, the conceding authority may terminate the concession contract for this reason. The operator must inform the concession-granting authority of this change in circumstances without delay. However, the conceding authority may not terminate the concession contract…

Where a concession contract should not have been awarded to an economic operator because of a serious breach of the obligations laid down by European Union law on concession contracts which has been recognised by the Court of Justice of the European Union under the procedure provided for in Article 258 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the awarding authority may terminate the contract.

The concession granting authority may terminate the concession contract if performance of the contract cannot be continued without a modification that would breach the provisions of Chapter V of this Title.