Article L2391-3 of the French Public procurement code
November 8, 2023
The provisions of article L. 2191-3 apply.
The provisions of article L. 2191-3 apply.
Defence or security contracts give rise to payments on account, under the conditions laid down by regulation, once the services have begun to be performed.The amount of a payment on account may not exceed the value of the services to which it relates.
All deferred payment is prohibited in defence or security contracts.However, a joint decision by the Minister for Defence and the Minister for the Budget may authorise the insertion of a clause providing for deferred payment to take account of special circumstances, such as urgency or the technical, functional or economic characteristics of an item of equipment or a service.
The provisions of article L. 2191-6 apply.
The provisions of Article L. 2191-7 apply.
The provisions of Article L. 2191-8 apply.
Holders of defence or security contracts concluded with the State or its public establishments, as well as their subcontractors eligible for direct payment, may send their invoices in electronic form.
The State and its public establishments accept invoices sent in electronic form by the holders of defence or security contracts mentioned in Article L. 2392-1 and their subcontractors eligible for direct payment, except where the award and performance of these contracts are declared secret or must be accompanied by special security measures.
Without prejudice to Article L. 2392-2, the State and its public establishments accept invoices that comply with the electronic invoicing standard defined by regulation and sent in electronic form by holders of defence or security contracts and their subcontractors who are entitled to direct payment.
The terms and conditions for the application of this sub-section, in particular the essential elements that electronic invoices must contain, shall be defined by regulation.
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