26.5 In order to obtain payments, the contractor must forward to the authority referred to in paragraph 26.1 above: 

a) For the 40% pre-financing, in addition to the performance guarantee, the invoice and the pre-financing guarantee. 

b) For the 60 % balance, the invoice(s) in triplicate together with the request for provisional acceptance of the supplies. 

26.9 The contract doesn’t include a price revision clause. 

## Article 28 Delayed payments 

28.2 By derogation from Article 28.2 of the general conditions, once the deadline laid down in Article 26.3 has expired, the contractor shall, upon demand, be entitled to late-payment interest at the rate and for the period mentioned in the general conditions. The demand must be submitted within two months of receiving late payment. 

## Article 29 Delivery 

29.3 The packaging shall remain the property of the contractor subject to environmental considerations. 

29.5 A delivery statement drawn up by the Contractor shall include list of items to be delivered, amount of items to be delivered, indication that the goods delivered have been in perfect condition when packed at manufacturing site. 

29.6 Each package must be clearly marked with the delivery destination address as in Annex II requirements and the content of each package. In addition, all packages should be marked as follows: 

 The Name of the Contracting Authority; 

Project Title; 

 Contract number and Date: 

Number of the package ( insert name of lot - supplies ) 

29.7 Delivery shall be deemed to have been made when there is written evidence available to both Parties that delivery of the supplies has taken place in accordance with the terms of the contract. The documentation requested to prove this are invoice(s), delivery statements, and acceptance of delivery statement. 

## Article 31 Provisional acceptance 

The certificate of provisional acceptance must be issued using the template in Annex C11. 

The Contractor shall submit to the representative of the Contracting Authority (3) three signed copies of the Provisional Acceptance Certificate, together with the request for provisional acceptance. 

The Provisional Acceptance Certificate shall be: 

 issued by the Contracting Authority as stipulated in Article 31 of the General Conditions; 

 Signed by representatives of both the Contracting Authority and Final Beneficiary. 

