Within the limits of the programme and the provisional financial envelope for the operation that he has decided, the project owner may entrust an agent, by means of a project management contract, with the exercise, in his name and on his behalf, of all or part of the powers referred to in article L. 2422-6, under the conditions of this section.
However, sub-section 4 of this section does not apply when the project owner can only give the mandate to a person designated by law.