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Article R2191-34 of the French Public procurement code

The retention is deducted in instalments from the payments on account, the partial final payments and the balance.
In the event that the amount of the sums owed to the contractor does not allow the deduction of the guarantee deduction, the contractor is required to provide a first demand guarantee in accordance with the procedures set out in sub-section 2 of this section.
The second paragraph does not apply to public persons holding a contract.

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Article R2191-34


La retenue de garantie est prélevée par fractions sur les acomptes, les règlements partiels définitifs et le solde.
Dans l’hypothèse où le montant des sommes dues au titulaire ne permettrait pas de procéder au prélèvement de la retenue de garantie, celui-ci est tenu de constituer une garantie à première demande selon les modalités prévues à la sous-section 2 de la présente section.
Le deuxième alinéa n’est pas applicable aux personnes publiques titulaires d’un marché.

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