Chapter I: AUTHORISATION PRIOR TO BEGINNING THE PROCEDURE

For State projects, the ministers responsible for the budget and the economy authorise the launch of the partnership contract award procedure. Their agreement is deemed to have been given in the absence of an express response within a period of one month from the date of receipt of the assessment of how the project will be carried out and the budgetary sustainability study, as well as the opinions mentioned in…

In the case of projects undertaken by public establishments of the State, the preliminary assessment and study and the opinions mentioned in articles R. 2212-7 and R. 2212-10 are presented to the decision-making body, which decides on the principle of using a partnership contract.

For the projects of unauthorised purchasers, authorisation prior to the launch of the procurement procedure is given by the ministers responsible for the budget and the economy.