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Article R2343-1 of the French Public procurement code

The purchaser shall set the time limits for receipt of applications, taking into account the complexity of the contract and the time needed by economic operators to prepare their applications. In formalized procedures, the time limits for receipt of applications may not be less than the minimum time limits specific to each procedure set out in Chapter I of Title VI.

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Article R2343-3 of the French Public procurement code

In support of its application, the candidate shall produce : 1° A declaration on their honour that they do not fall into any of the cases mentioned in the legislative provisions of Sections 1 and 2 of Chapter I and, in particular, that they meet the obligations concerning the employment of disabled workers defined in Articles L. 5212-1 to L. 5212-11 of the Labour Code; 2° The documents and information…

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Article R2343-4 of the French Public procurement code

When a defence or security contract, as part of its award or performance, requires or includes media or information protected or classified in the interests of national security, the purchaser shall require the production of the necessary clearance or clearances.

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Article R2343-5 of the French Public procurement code

Where the purchaser requires candidates to be authorised, it may grant candidates who are not authorised at the time they submit their application an additional period in which to obtain this authorisation. This period is indicated in the invitation to tender. Once this period has expired, only those candidates who have been granted authorisation are authorised to continue with the procedure.

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Article R2343-6 of the French Public procurement code

Where the purchaser decides to authorise economic operators from countries outside the European Union or the European Economic Area to take part in the contract award procedure under the conditions laid down in sub-section 5 of section 1 of chapter II, a candidate who is not an economic operator from a Member State of the European Union or the European Economic Area shall produce, in support of his application, all…

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Article R2343-8 of the French Public procurement code

The purchaser accepts as sufficient proof that the applicant is not in one of the cases of exclusion mentioned in Article L. 2341-1, Article L. 2141-4, 1° of Article L. 2341-3 and Article L. 2141-5, the production of either a declaration on honour or an extract from the judicial record. Applicants established abroad must produce an extract from the relevant register or, failing this, an equivalent document issued by the…

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Article R2343-9 of the French Public procurement code

The provisions of articles R. 2143-7 to R. 2143-9 apply. However, for contracts fulfilling a need whose estimated value is below the formal procedure thresholds, the purchaser may accept as sufficient proof a declaration on honour, instead of the supporting documents required by the provisions of the articles mentioned in the previous paragraph.

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Article R2343-10 of the French Public procurement code

Where the competent authorities of the candidate’s country of origin or establishment do not issue the supporting documents and evidence referred to in Articles R. 2143-7 to R. 2143-9 and Article R. 2343-8, or where these do not mention all the grounds for exclusion from the award procedure, they may be replaced by a declaration on oath or, in countries where such an oath is not provided for, by a…

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