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Article R2143-5 of the French Public procurement code

When asking a candidate to provide a certificate, attestation or any other document proving that a requirement has been met, the purchaser shall accept any equivalent document from another Member State of the European Union. It shall not require the submission of documents in the form of the original, a certified copy or a certified translation, except where this is justified by an overriding reason relating to the public interest.

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Article R2143-7 of the French Public procurement code

The purchaser accepts as sufficient proof that the candidate is not in a case of exclusion mentioned in article L. 2141-2, the certificates issued by the competent administrations and bodies. The list of taxes, contributions or social security contributions for which a certificate must be issued, as well as the list of competent administrations and bodies, are set out in an order of the Minister for the Economy appended to…

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Article R2143-9 of the French Public procurement code

In order to prove that he is not in one of the cases of exclusion mentioned in article L. 2141-3, the candidate shall produce his unique identification number enabling the purchaser to access the relevant information via an electronic system mentioned in 1° of article R. 2143-13 or, if he is a foreigner, shall produce a document issued by the competent judicial or administrative authority of his country of origin…

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Article R2143-10 of the French Public procurement code

Where the competent authorities of the candidate’s country of origin or establishment do not issue supporting documents equivalent to those mentioned in articles R. 2143-6 to R. 2143-9 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 there is no such procedure, by a solemn declaration made by the interested party…

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Article R2143-12 of the French Public procurement code

If the candidate relies on the capacities of other economic operators, he shall justify the capacities of this or these economic operator(s) and provide proof that he will have them for the performance of the contract. This proof may be provided by any appropriate means.

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Article R2143-13 of the French Public procurement code

Candidates are not required to provide the supporting documents and means of proof that the purchaser may obtain directly by means of:1° An electronic system for making information available administered by an official body, provided that access to it is free of charge and, where applicable, that the application file contains all the information necessary for it to be consulted;2° A digital storage space, provided that the application file contains…

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