If the contractor fails to provide the information requested on the dates specified or provides inaccurate information, the purchaser may, after formal notice has remained without effect, decide to suspend the payments to be made up to a limit of one tenth of the amount of the contract when the default is the contractor’s fault, or withhold an equivalent amount. After a further unsuccessful formal notice, this deduction may be converted into a definitive deduction by decision of the purchaser, independently of any termination of the contract to the detriment of the contractor.
When a cost estimate is made before the contract is notified, the purchaser shall indicate in the consultation documents and in the contract the penalties applicable in the event of failure to comply with the obligation set out in the first paragraph of article L. 2196-5.