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:  [ 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)”.] Guarantees are not applicable to this contract.  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:  7  ARTICLE I.7  –  BANK ACCOUNT ARTICLE I.6  –  GUARANTEES Action  number  Who  Action  Action deadline (in calendar days)  1  Contractor  Submit final report & invoice  According to tender specifications  2  EFSA  Approve final report or make  comments/clarification requests  max 30 days since action 1  3  Contractor  Provide clarifications on final report if  requested by EFSA max 20 days since action 2  –  this  period is outside the 60 days for  EFSA to approve and pay  4  EFSA  Approve final report after clarifications Max 20 days since action 3  5  EFSA  Pay final payment  max 10 days since action 4 