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Article L2192-10 of the French Public procurement code

November 8, 2023

The contracting authorities, including those acting as contracting entities, shall pay the sums due in principal under a contract within the time-limit laid down in the contract or, failing that, within the time-limit laid down by regulation, which may differ according to the category of contracting authority.Where a time-limit for payment is laid down in the contract, it may not exceed the time-limit laid down by regulation.

Article L2192-11 of the French Public procurement code

November 8, 2023

The contracting entities referred to in 2° and 3° of Article L. 1212-1 shall pay the principal sums due under a contract in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article L. 441-10, in 5° of II of Article L. 441-11 and inArticle L. 441-13 of the French Commercial Code.

Article L2192-12 of the French Public procurement code

November 8, 2023

Late payment occurs when the sums due to the creditor, who has fulfilled his legal and contractual obligations, are not paid by the contracting authority on the due date stipulated in the contract or on expiry of the payment period.

Article L2192-13 of the French Public procurement code

November 8, 2023

From the day following the expiry of the payment period or the due date stipulated in the contract, late payment shall give rise, ipso jure and without further formality, to interest on arrears, the rate of which shall be set by regulation.It shall give rise, under the conditions set out in this sub-section, to interest on arrears, a fixed indemnity and, where appropriate, additional compensation paid to the creditor by…

Article L2192-14 of the French Public procurement code

November 8, 2023

Any waiver of payment of default interest shall be deemed unwritten.

Article L2192-15 of the French Public procurement code

November 8, 2023

The public undertakings defined in II ofArticle 1 of Order no. 2004-503 of 7 June 2004 transposing Directive 80/723/EEC on the transparency of financial relations between Member States and the contracting entities mentioned in 2° and 3° of Article L. 1212-1 are liable to an administrative fine of up to two million euros for exceeding the maximum payment period set by the regulations referred to in article L. 2192-10, investigated…

Article L2193-1 of the French Public procurement code

November 8, 2023

This chapter applies to works contracts, service contracts and supply contracts involving services or installation work.

Article L2193-2 of the French Public procurement code

November 8, 2023

For the purposes of this chapter, subcontracting is the operation whereby an economic operator entrusts, by means of a subcontract and under its responsibility, to another person called a subcontractor, the performance of part of the services of the contract concluded with the purchaser.The subcontractor is considered to be the main contractor with regard to its own subcontractors.

Article L2193-3 of the French Public procurement code

November 8, 2023

The holder of a contract may, under his own responsibility, subcontract the performance of part of the services of his contract, under the conditions laid down in this chapter.However, the purchaser may require that certain essential tasks of the contract be performed directly by the holder.Clauses, stipulations and arrangements which have the effect of overriding the provisions of this chapter are null and void, whatever their form.

Article L2193-4 of the French Public procurement code

November 8, 2023

The economic operator may resort to subcontracting when the contract is awarded and throughout its performance, provided that it has declared this to the purchaser and has obtained acceptance of the subcontractor and approval of its terms of payment.

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French Public procurement code

Article L2192-10 of the French Public procurement code

Article L2192-11 of the French Public procurement code

Article L2192-12 of the French Public procurement code

Article L2192-13 of the French Public procurement code

Article L2192-14 of the French Public procurement code

Article L2192-15 of the French Public procurement code

Article L2193-1 of the French Public procurement code

Article L2193-2 of the French Public procurement code

Article L2193-3 of the French Public procurement code

Article L2193-4 of the French Public procurement code

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