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CONTRATO ADMINISTRATIVO [3 records]

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Record 1 2011-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Contracts
CONT

A fundamental characteristic of the administrative contract is that it presupposes an inequality of interests between the parties (since one of them represents the public interest). ... Also fundamental to this form of contract is the idea that the contractor is a participant in the furtherance of public purposes ...

OBS

The administrative contract is found in French law and falls within the exclusive jurisdiction of the administrative courts.

OBS

administrative contract: Not to be confused with "government contract" and "Crown contract," as used in some jurisdictions such as the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States. Government contracts (or Crown contracts) are governed by the general rules of contracts, and unlike administrative contracts, they are not different in nature from private contracts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Marchés publics
DEF

Contrat passé par une personne publique ou pour son compte et soumis à la compétence et au droit administratifs soit par disposition expresse de la loi, soit en raison de la présence de clauses exorbitantes du droit commun dans ses stipulations, soit parce qu'il confère à son titulaire une participation directe à l'exécution d'une activité de service public.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contratos gubernamentales
CONT

La Administración satisface sus necesidades por sí misma o por medio de individuos, compañías o empresas con los cuales contrata su realización. Estos contratos (contratos administrativos) son de dos clases: civiles o privados, y públicos (contratos administrativos propiamente dichos, llamados usualmente contratas).

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Record 2 2000-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insurance
  • Public Administration (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurances
  • Administration publique (Généralités)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguros
  • Administración pública (Generalidades)
CONT

Según la legislación española, es la fase del procedimiento administrativo de la contratación con un Órgano de la Administración Pública, en la que ésta designa la persona, física o jurídica, con la que va a formalizarse el contrato.

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Record 3 2000-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insurance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurances

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguros
DEF

Concepto generalmente aplicable en la contratación administrativa, que expresa el acto mediante el cual el organismo dueño de la obra reconoce que el contratista cumplió con lo pactado en el contrato administrativo de obras.

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