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2. The contracting authority must approve the submitted documents or deliverables and pay within 60 days from receipt of the invoice. 

3. The contracting authority may suspend the time limit for payment specified in point (2) in accordance with Article II.21.7. 

Once the suspension is lifted, the contracting authority shall give its approval and pay within the remainder of the time-limit indicated in point (2.) unless it rejects partially or fully the submitted documents or deliverables. 

In order to ensure swift final report approving and payment process, and in particular to ensure respect of EFSA’s time limit of 60 days, both parties to this Contract agree and commit to respect the following timelines: 

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[ Option: for contractors for which VAT is due in Belgium]  [In Belgium, use of this contract constitutes a request for VAT exemption No 450, Article 42, paragraph 3.3 of the VAT code (circular 2/1978), provided the invoice includes the statement: “Exonération de la TVA, Article 42, paragraphe 3.3 du code de la TVA (circulaire 2/1978)” or an equivalent statem ent in the Dutch or German language.] 

[Option: for contractors for which VAT is due in Luxembourg] [ In Luxembourg, the contractor must include the following statement in the invoices: "Commande destinée à l’usage officiel de l’Union européenne. Exonération de la TVA Article 43 § 1 k 2ème tiret de la loi modifiée du 12.02.79. ‘In the case of intra-Community purchases, the statement to be included in the invoices is: "For the official use of the European Union. VAT Exemption / European Union/ Article 151 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC.’] 

[Option: for contractors for which VAT is due in Italy] [For Contractors established in Italy, the provisions of the Contract constitute a request for VAT exemption, provided the Contractor includes the following statement in his invoice(s): “Operazione non imponibile ai sensi dell’articolo 9 della Legge n. 17 del 10/01/2006 (G.U. n. 21 del 26.01.2006)”.] 

## ARTICLE I.6 –  GUARANTEES 

Guarantees are not applicable to this contract. 

## ARTICLE I.7 –  BANK ACCOUNT 

Payments must be made to the contractor’s (or leader’s in the case of a joint tender) bank account denominated in euro, identified as follows: 

