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Article R2191-39 of the French Public procurement code

Where the contract holder is a joint and several grouping, the substitution guarantee is provided by the authorised representative for the total amount of the contract.Where the contract holder is a joint and several grouping, each member of the grouping provides a substitution guarantee corresponding to the services entrusted to it. If the leader of the joint grouping is jointly and severally liable with each of the members of the…

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Article R2191-40 of the French Public procurement code

In the event that the substitute guarantee is not set up or completed at the latest on the date on which the contractor submits the request for payment corresponding to the first instalment, the fraction of the retention guarantee corresponding to the instalment shall be deducted by the purchaser.When the substitute guarantee has been set up after the date fixed in the first paragraph, the amounts already deducted by way…

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Article R2191-41 of the French Public procurement code

The body providing the guarantee shall be chosen from among the third parties approved by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution. Where this body is foreign, it shall be chosen from among the third parties approved in its country of origin.The purchaser may object to the body providing the guarantee.

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Article R2191-42 of the French Public procurement code

The institutions which have granted their guarantee or their guarantee on first demand shall be released from their commitments no later than one month after the expiry of the guarantee period.However, if reservations have been notified during the guarantee period to the contractor and to the institutions which have granted their guarantee or their guarantee on first demand and if they have not been lifted before the expiry of this…

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Article R2191-44 of the French Public procurement code

In the event of the termination of a contract which has not provided for a retention of guarantee, where a period is granted to the contractor under the conditions laid down in article R. 2191-30 to repay to the purchaser 80% of the amount of any credit balance appearing in the purchaser’s favour, the contractor shall provide a first demand guarantee or, if the purchaser does not object, a personal…

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Article R2191-46 of the French Public procurement code

When the holder of the contract wishes to assign or pledge his claim, he shall inform the purchaser, who shall send him:1° Either a copy of the original contract bearing a statement signed by the purchaser indicating that this document is issued in a single copy to enable the holder to assign or pledge the claim arising from the contract;2° Or a certificate of transferability in accordance with a model…

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