Public procurement and performance · France and Switzerland : separate country-labelled rules
Contract ended before completion: assemble the account
Termination of a public contract requires the reason, incorporated conditions, completed work and supported compensation items. France's administrative-contract documents and Swiss performance rules must be examined independently. Swiss construction withdrawal before completion raises a different question from paying the final account of a completed work. The ledger separates these stages and does not promise recovery of every claimed loss.
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What work had been performed?
Prepare findings, inventory, services and payments. Separate completed work from cancelled future work.
Read the referencesYour question concerns “Contract ended before completion: assemble the account”. I can help organise the facts and records. Which document have you received or prepared, and is this a French or Swiss matter?
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Which termination ground was notified?
Separate public interest, fault and other grounds. France's CCAG-Travaux50-51 does not provide identical compensation for every ending.
CCAG-Travaux approuvé par arrêté du30mars2021 (contractual incorporation required) art. 50CCAG-Travaux approuvé par arrêté du30mars2021 (contractual incorporation required) art. 51220 : Art. 363220 : Art. 377CCAG-Travaux : arrêté du 30 mars 2021
What work had been performed?
Prepare findings, inventory, services and payments. Separate completed work from cancelled future work.
Which records are still missing from your file?
Indicate which records you have. The result identifies gaps and prepares a complete question for Julie, without requiring an account.
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Point to complete: Request and termination account. French article 51 provides a distinct account within its contractual scope. Keep notice and debit-credit items rather than one undifferentiated invoice.
- Termination act and ground
- Record available
- Work performed
- Record available
- Claimed costs
- Record available
- Request and termination account
- Needs checking
- Records indicated
- 3 / 4
- Which termination account was served?
This worksheet organises records; it does not establish admissibility, entitlement or a procedural outcome.
Which claimed costs are supported?
Classify necessary commitments, unrecovered spending and other heads under the applicable clause. A forecast does not prove every lost cost.
Which termination account was served?
French article 51 provides a distinct account within its contractual scope. Keep notice and debit-credit items rather than one undifferentiated invoice.
Which documents answer which questions?
| Record or information | Issue to check |
|---|---|
| Termination act and ground | Separate public interest, fault and other grounds. France's CCAG-Travaux50-51 does not provide identical compensation for every ending. |
| Work performed | Prepare findings, inventory, services and payments. Separate completed work from cancelled future work. |
| Claimed costs | Classify necessary commitments, unrecovered spending and other heads under the applicable clause. A forecast does not prove every lost cost. |
| Request and termination account | French article 51 provides a distinct account within its contractual scope. Keep notice and debit-credit items rather than one undifferentiated invoice. |
CCAG-Travaux approuvé par arrêté du30mars2021 (contractual incorporation required) art. 50CCAG-Travaux approuvé par arrêté du30mars2021 (contractual incorporation required) art. 51220 : Art. 363220 : Art. 377CCAG-Travaux : arrêté du 30 mars 2021
Which contractual framework is actually incorporated?
Check French CCAG edition and deviations or the actual Swiss public/private framework. Not every procurement is a works contract.
CCAG-Travaux approuvé par arrêté du30mars2021 (contractual incorporation required) art. 50CCAG-Travaux approuvé par arrêté du30mars2021 (contractual incorporation required) art. 51220 : Art. 363220 : Art. 377CCAG-Travaux : arrêté du 30 mars 2021
What does Swiss CO 377 concern?
It addresses customer withdrawal while a work remains unfinished, with work payment and contractor indemnification conditions. It is not a rule for every Swiss service contract or procurement revocation.
CCAG-Travaux approuvé par arrêté du30mars2021 (contractual incorporation required) art. 50CCAG-Travaux approuvé par arrêté du30mars2021 (contractual incorporation required) art. 51220 : Art. 363220 : Art. 377CCAG-Travaux : arrêté du 30 mars 2021
Which official provision helps explain this situation?
Le titulaire a droit, en outre, à être indemnisé de la part des frais et investissements, éventuellement engagés pour le marché et strictement nécessaires à son exécution, qui n'aurait pas été prise en compte dans le montant des prestations payées. Il lui incombe d'apporter toutes les justifications nécessaires à la fixation de cette partie de l'indemnité.
In plain English: Check French CCAG edition and deviations or the actual Swiss public/private framework. Not every procurement is a works contract.
How should the supported request be assembled?
Link each head to ground, clause and evidence. Distinguish amounts paid, disputed claims and established expenses.
What does the termination file deliver?
It organises act, performance, costs and account. It determines no compensation and does not replace an award-stage challenge.
What other questions arise in this file?
What work had been performed?
Prepare findings, inventory, services and payments. Separate completed work from cancelled future work.
CCAG-Travaux approuvé par arrêté du30mars2021 (contractual incorporation required) art. 50CCAG-Travaux approuvé par arrêté du30mars2021 (contractual incorporation required) art. 51220 : Art. 363220 : Art. 377CCAG-Travaux : arrêté du 30 mars 2021
Which termination account was served?
French article 51 provides a distinct account within its contractual scope. Keep notice and debit-credit items rather than one undifferentiated invoice.
CCAG-Travaux approuvé par arrêté du30mars2021 (contractual incorporation required) art. 50CCAG-Travaux approuvé par arrêté du30mars2021 (contractual incorporation required) art. 51220 : Art. 363220 : Art. 377CCAG-Travaux : arrêté du 30 mars 2021
Which contractual framework is actually incorporated?
Check French CCAG edition and deviations or the actual Swiss public/private framework. Not every procurement is a works contract.
CCAG-Travaux approuvé par arrêté du30mars2021 (contractual incorporation required) art. 50CCAG-Travaux approuvé par arrêté du30mars2021 (contractual incorporation required) art. 51220 : Art. 363220 : Art. 377CCAG-Travaux : arrêté du 30 mars 2021
How should the supported request be assembled?
Link each head to ground, clause and evidence. Distinguish amounts paid, disputed claims and established expenses.
CCAG-Travaux approuvé par arrêté du30mars2021 (contractual incorporation required) art. 50CCAG-Travaux approuvé par arrêté du30mars2021 (contractual incorporation required) art. 51220 : Art. 363220 : Art. 377CCAG-Travaux : arrêté du 30 mars 2021
Which official references should you consult?
- CCAG-Travaux approuvé par arrêté du30mars2021 (contractual incorporation required) art. 50Légifrance
- CCAG-Travaux approuvé par arrêté du30mars2021 (contractual incorporation required) art. 51Légifrance
- 220 : Art. 363Fedlex
- 220 : Art. 377Fedlex
- CCAG-Travaux : arrêté du 30 mars 2021Source officielle
Texts cited last checked: 1 November 2026