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Article L2391-5 of the French Public procurement code

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.

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Article L2391-5


Tout paiement différé est interdit dans les marchés de défense ou de sécurité.
Toutefois, une décision conjointe du ministre de la défense et du ministre du budget peut autoriser l’insertion d’une clause prévoyant un paiement différé pour tenir compte de circonstances particulières, telles que l’urgence ou les caractéristiques techniques, fonctionnelles ou économiques d’un équipement ou d’un service.

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