The amount of the payments on account corresponds to the value of the services to which they relate. Where applicable, it is reduced by the corresponding fraction of the guarantee deduction mentioned in article R. 2191-32.
The frequency of advance payments is set at a maximum of three months. When the contract holder is a small or medium-sized enterprise or a craftsman within the meaning of article R. 2151-13, a cooperative production company, an agricultural producers’ group, a craftsmen’s cooperative company, an artists’ cooperative company or an adapted company, this period is reduced to one month for works contracts and, at the request of the contract…
The services provided by the holder of a contract which give rise to the payment of advances or instalments, to final partial settlement, or to payment of the balance, shall be recorded in a document drawn up by the purchaser or verified and accepted by him.
In the case of contracts awarded in separate lots, the holder of several lots submits separate invoices for each lot or a global invoice separately identifying the different lots.
Where the contract provides for its performance and the payments to which it gives rise to to be staggered, no debt may become due and no default interest may begin to accrue before the dates provided for.
A final partial payment is a payment which cannot be challenged by the parties after it has been paid, in particular when the balance is drawn up.With the exception of works contracts, the purchaser may provide for final partial payments.
Where the contract includes a price variation clause, the final value of the references used for the application of this clause shall be assessed at the latest on the date of performance of the services as provided for in the contract, or on the date of their actual performance if this is earlier.
The payment calculated on the basis of the final reference values used for the application of the price variation clause shall be made no later than three months after the date on which these values are published.When the final value of the references is not known on the date on which an advance payment or final partial payment is due, the purchaser shall make a provisional payment on the basis…
When advances are reimbursed by deduction from the sums due as a deposit or balance, the deduction is made after application of the price variation clause to the initial amount of the deposit or balance.
In the event of total or partial termination of the contract, the parties may agree, without waiting for the final settlement of the balance, on an amount of debts and receivables, excluding any compensation, accepted by them, on a provisional basis. If the balance is in favour of the contractor, the purchaser pays him 80% of this amount. If the balance is in favour of the purchaser, the holder pays…
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