Article R2391-1 of the French Public procurement code
The purchaser shall grant an advance payment to the holder of a contract when the initial amount of the contract is greater than 250,000 euros excluding tax and insofar as the performance period is greater than three months. When the contractor is a small or medium-sized enterprise or a craftsman within the meaning of Article R. 2351-12, an advance is paid when the initial amount of the contract or tranche…