In order to avoid the uncertainties and delays involved in relying on the applicable law, parties to contracts often prefer to provide for a specific regime for force majeure, along with a definition of which events shall qualify for special treatment.

The term force majeure used in drafting project documents comes originally from the Code Napoléon of France, but should not be confused with the French doctrine. Generally, force majeure means what the contract says it mea

The checklist should also be useful in identifying areas which have not been addressed or require further attention.

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This document has been prepared for the purposes of the PPP in Infrastructure Resource Center For Contracts, Laws and Regulations (PPPLRC). It is a checklist for general guidance purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for specific legal advice for a project.

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It is not essential to obtain positive answers to all the questions below in order to be able to give a contract a positive review, but hopefully the checklist will be useful in identifying areas of the contract which require further attention.

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This Airport Concession Checklist highlights the key legal issues that need to be considered in relation to PPP Airport Concessions (assuming single site airport project), covering both due diligence issues regarding the host country’s laws, as well as commercial and regulatory considerations.

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The following sets out the areas of scope of work for terms of reference (ToRs) to appoint legal advisers to assist the Government in the preparation of a public-private participation transaction (PPP) in the transport sector.

The study is based in part on several recent actual case studies on railway concessioning in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, several features of the general context and data have been changed for pedagogical purposes. The Republic of Ifrikya should therefore be considered an entirely fictitious country and the description of conditions there should not in any way be construed as mirroring the situation in any country that has recently entered into a railway concessioning arrangement.

该文件是为PPPLRC制定的。该文件是一份检查表，仅可作为一般指南使用，不得替换项目的特定法律建议。本文档提供了一份特许经营权合同问卷及检查表的样本，主要关注东道国的法律环境。

This document has been prepared for the purposes of the PPP Legal Resource Center for Contract, Laws and Regulation (PPPLRC). It is a checklist for general guidance purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for specific legal advice for a project. This document provides a sample concession contracts questionnaire and checklist between public and private sector, especially focusing on the legal environment of the host country.

When preparing or reviewing PPP project documents, having access to specific checklists can help ensure that important legal and contractual issues are thoroughly considered: