Article L3213-1 of the French Public procurement code
When concluded by contracting authorities, service concession contracts concluded with one or more contracting authorities, one or more contracting entities referred to in 1° of Article L. 1212-1 or an economic operator when they benefit from an exclusive right by virtue of a provision adopted by law are subject to the rules defined in Title II, provided that this provision is compatible with the Treaty on the Functioning of the…