Article D2111-3 of the French Public procurement code
The annual amount of purchases provided for in article L. 2111-3 is set at fifty million euros excluding tax. In order to determine the total annual amount of their purchases, the contracting authorities and contracting entities subject to article L. 2111-3 shall take into account the expenditure incurred during a calendar year in connection with their contracts, with the exception of those covered by Book V of this Part.