Paragraph 4: Provisions specific to subcontractors benefiting from direct payment

The payment period for subcontractors benefiting from direct payment pursuant to Article L. 2193-10 is identical to that applicable to the contractor. This period runs from the date on which the contracting authority becomes aware of the holder’s express or implicit acceptance of the supporting documents serving as a basis for direct payment.

For contracts concluded by the State, its public establishments other than those of an industrial and commercial nature, local authorities and their public establishments, the period for payment by the subcontractor runs from receipt by the contracting authority of the agreement, total or partial, of the holder of a contract to the payment requested. In the absence of notification of an agreement or refusal by the holder within the period…