delivery under the contract (hereinafter “Goods”), in order to establish whether  the components, materials and workmanship are of the requisite quality and  quantity. This shall take place upon delivery, and in accordance with Article 25 of the  General Conditions at the delivery addresses as specified in Appendix I to  Annex II + III: Technical Specifications + Technical Offer (table Delivery  locations).  The Contracting Authority may reject any Goods or any part thereof that fail to  pass any test and/or inspection or do not conform to the specifications. The  Contractor shall either rectify or replace such rejected Goods or parts thereof or  make alterations necessary to meet the specifications at no cost to the  Contracting Authority, and shall repeat the test and/or inspection, at no cost to  the Contracting Authority.  The Contractor agrees that neither the execution of a test and/or inspection of  the Goods or any part thereof, nor the attendance by the Contracting Authority  or its representative, nor the issue of any report, shall release the Contractor  from any warranties or other obligations under the Contract.  The Contracting Authority shall give notice to the Contractor stating the nature  of any such defects together with all available evidence thereof, promptly  following the discovery thereof. The Contracting Authority shall afford all  reasonable opportunity for the Contractor to inspect such defects.  Upon receipt of such notice, the Contractor shall, within the period mutually  agreed, which shall not be longer than 30 calendar days, expeditiously repair or  replace the defective Goods or parts thereof, at no cost to the Contracting  Authority.  If having been notified, the Contractor fails to remedy the defect within the  period agreed, which shall not be longer than 30 calendar days, the Contracting  Authority may proceed to take within a reasonable period such remedial action  as may be necessary, at the Contractor’s risk and expense and without prejudice  to any other rights which the Contracting Authority may have against the  Contractor under the Contract  In the case of indirect management ex ante procedures and where invoices are  presented to the authorities of the country of the contracting authority, the  contractor must inform the European Commission at Delegation of the  European Union to Montenegro, Finance, Contract and Audit unit, Postal  address: Vuka Karadzica 12 81 000 Podgorica, Montenegro thereof by sending  a copy of the correspondence.  Payments shall be authorised and made by the Contracting Authority.  August 2020 c4d_specialconditions_en.doc  Page 4 of 6  26.3  By derogation, the final payment to the contractor of the amounts due shall be  made within 90 days after receipt by the contracting authority of an invoice and  of the application for the certificate of provisional acceptance.  26.1  Payments shall be made in euros.  Article 26 General principles for payments 