The date of receipt of the request for payment and the date of performance of the services shall be established by the services of the contracting authority or, where applicable, by the project manager or the person authorised for this purpose.
Failing this, the date of the request for payment plus two days shall be deemed authentic. In the event of a dispute, it is up to the creditor to provide proof of this date.
The date of receipt of the request for payment may not be the subject of a contractual agreement between the contracting authority and its creditor.