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Article L1312-1 of the French Public procurement code

Where a purchaser concludes a single contract intended to satisfy objectively indissociable needs which, on the one hand, are covered by the ordinary law on contracts set out in Book I of Part Two or Book II of Part Two relating to partnership contracts and, on the other hand, are not covered by this Code, the contract shall be subject to the provisions applicable to its main subject.
Where the main purpose of the contract cannot be objectively determined, the contract is subject to the provisions of Books I or II of Part Two.

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Article L1312-1


Lorsqu’un acheteur conclut un contrat unique destiné à satisfaire des besoins, objectivement indissociables, qui, d’une part, relèvent du droit commun des marchés prévu au livre Ier de la deuxième partie ou de son livre II relatif aux marchés de partenariat et, d’autre part, ne relèvent pas du présent code, ce contrat est soumis aux dispositions applicables à son objet principal.
Lorsque l’objet principal du contrat ne peut être objectivement déterminé, le contrat est soumis aux dispositions des livres Ier ou II de la deuxième partie.

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