Section 1: General rules

The threshold above which contracts must be concluded in writing is set at €25,000 excluding tax.

The terms of the contract may be determined by reference to general documents such as:1° Cahiers des clauses administratives générales, which set out the administrative provisions applicable to a category of contracts;2° Cahiers des clauses techniques générales, which set out the technical provisions applicable to all services of the same type.The cahiers des clauses administratives générales and the cahiers des clauses techniques générales are approved by order of the Minister…

Where the contract refers to general documents, it shall include, where appropriate, an indication of the articles of these documents from which it derogates.