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Article R3123-18 of the French Public procurement code

To prove that it has fulfilled the obligations set out in article L. 3123-2, the candidate shall produce a certificate issued by the competent administrations and bodies. The list of taxes, levies, contributions or social security contributions for which a certificate must be issued and the list of competent administrations and bodies are set out in an order of the Minister for the Economy appended to this code.

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Article R3123-19 of the French Public procurement code

If the candidate relies on the capacities and abilities of other economic operators, it must provide evidence of the capacities and abilities of these economic operators and prove that it will have them throughout the performance of the contract. This proof may be provided by any appropriate means.With regard to financial capacity, the conceding authority may require that the economic operator and the other entities in question be jointly and…

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Article R3123-20 of the French Public procurement code

Before examining the applications, the concession-granting authority which finds that documents or information are missing which must be produced in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 3123-1 to R. 3123-8 and articles R. 3123-16 to R. 3123-19 may ask the applicants concerned to complete their application file within an appropriate period of time. It shall then inform the other applicants of the implementation of this provision.

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Article R3123-21 of the French Public procurement code

The following shall not be admitted to participate in the rest of the procedure for awarding the concession contract: 1° Candidates who submit an incomplete application, where applicable after implementation of the provisions of article R. 3123-20, or one containing false information or documents; 2° Candidates who submit an inadmissible application.

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Article R3124-1 of the French Public procurement code

When the conceding authority makes use of the possibility to negotiate provided for in article L. 3121-1, it may decide to limit the number of tenderers admitted to take part in the negotiation. It selects the tenderer or tenderers by applying the award criteria set out in articles R. 3124-4 and R. 3124-5.

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Article R3124-2 of the French Public procurement code

The concession granting authority shall set the deadline for submission of tenders, taking into account in particular the nature, amount and characteristics of the works or services required of the concessionaire and, where applicable, in accordance with the provisions of article R. 3122-11, the impossibility of providing electronic access to the consultation documents. Subject to the provisions of article R. 3123-14, the minimum deadline for submission of tenders is :…

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Article R3124-3 of the French Public procurement code

Where tenders can only be submitted following a visit to the place where the contract is to be performed or after on-the-spot consultation of additional documents, the time limit for the receipt of tenders shall be set in such a way as to allow the economic operators concerned to acquaint themselves with the information necessary for the submission of their tender.

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Article R3124-4 of the French Public procurement code

In order to award the concession contract, the conceding authority will, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 3124-5, base itself on a number of non-discriminatory criteria. These criteria may include environmental, social and innovation criteria. The criteria and their description are indicated in the concession notice, in the invitation to submit a tender or in any other consultation document.

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Article R3124-5 of the French Public procurement code

The awarding authority sets the award criteria in descending order of importance. The ranking of the criteria is indicated in the concession notice, in the invitation to submit a tender or in any other consultation document. Exceptionally, the awarding authority may change the order of the criteria to take account of the innovative nature of a solution presented in a tender. Such a change must not be discriminatory. A bid…

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