Holders of contracts concluded with the State, local authorities and public establishments, as well as their subcontractors eligible for direct payment, send their invoices in electronic form.
The State, local authorities and public establishments accept invoices sent in electronic form by the holders of contracts mentioned in article L. 2192-1 and their subcontractors eligible for direct payment.
Without prejudice to Article L. 2192-2, purchasers shall accept invoices that comply with the electronic invoicing standard defined by regulation and that are sent in electronic form by contract holders and their subcontractors eligible for direct payment.
The detailed rules for the application of this sub-section, in particular the compulsory information that electronic invoices must contain, shall be defined by regulation.
A shared solution, made available by the State and known as the “public invoicing portal”, enables invoices to be submitted, received and transmitted in electronic form. To implement the obligations laid down in sub-section 1 of this section, the following shall use the public invoicing portal: 1° The State, local authorities and public establishments; 2° The holders of contracts concluded with a purchaser mentioned in 1° as well as their…
This sub-section does not apply to invoices issued in performance of contracts awarded by: 1° The State and its public establishments in the event of national defence or security imperatives; 2° The Caisse des dépôts et consignations; 3° The public establishment mentioned inArticle L. 2142-1 of the Transport Code; 4° SNCF, SNCF Réseau and SNCF Voyageurs.
Detailed rules for the application of this subsection shall be laid down by regulation.
The contracting authorities, including those acting as contracting entities, shall pay the sums due in principal under a contract within the time-limit laid down in the contract or, failing that, within the time-limit laid down by regulation, which may differ according to the category of contracting authority.Where a time-limit for payment is laid down in the contract, it may not exceed the time-limit laid down by regulation.
The contracting entities referred to in 2° and 3° of Article L. 1212-1 shall pay the principal sums due under a contract in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article L. 441-10, in 5° of II of Article L. 441-11 and inArticle L. 441-13 of the French Commercial Code.
Late payment occurs when the sums due to the creditor, who has fulfilled his legal and contractual obligations, are not paid by the contracting authority on the due date stipulated in the contract or on expiry of the payment period.
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