Payments shall be carried out monthly, unless otherwise specified. The request for payment shall be valid if accompanied by: 

 Timesheets signed and dated by the service provider; 

 Statements of travel expenses in accordance with Article I.5.3 of the FWC, where applicable; 

 The relevant invoices, indicating the reference number of the FWC and the specific contract to which they refer 

Provided that the above time sheets comply with the requirements set in clause 3.1 of Article 3 – Performance. 

## $^{ }$5.2 Payment of the balance 

The request for payment of the balance shall be valid if accompanied by: 

 Timesheets signed and dated by the service provider; 

 Statements of travel expenses in accordance with Article I.5.3 of the FWC, where applicable; 

 The relevant invoices, indicating the reference number of the FWC and the specific contract to which they refer. 

Provided the above time sheet comply with the requirements set in clause 3.1 of Article 3 – Performance. 

For final payments, Contractor must provide a statement on the invoice that all services related to the Specific Contract are included in the final payment request. 

$^{ }$5.3 Payments shall be made to the contractor’s bank account denominated in euro as identified in Article I.7 of the FWC, on production of the invoice showing separately the amount of the fees and the VAT applied and within no more than 30 calendar days from the date the invoice is received by the Unit indicated in article 5.3 below. Invoices presented by the contractor shall indicate his place of taxation for VAT purposes and shall specify separately the amounts not including VAT from those amounts including VAT. 

[ 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 statement in the Dutch or German language .] 

