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Article L2113-5 of the French Public procurement code

The purchaser may use a central purchasing body located in another Member State of the European Union, provided that this choice has not been made with the aim of evading the application of national provisions affecting public policy. The law then applicable to the contract is the law of the Member State in which the central purchasing body is located.

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Article L2113-5


L’acheteur peut recourir à une centrale d’achat située dans un autre Etat membre de l’Union européenne, à condition que ce choix n’ait pas été fait dans le but de se soustraire à l’application de dispositions nationales qui intéressent l’ordre public. La loi alors applicable au marché est la loi de l’Etat membre dans lequel est située la centrale d’achat.

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