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.  1. The contractor (or leader in the case of a joint tender) may claim the payment of the balance in  accordance with Article II.21.6.  a) a list of all pre-existing rights incorporated into the results or parts of the results for all  deliverables or a declaration stating that there are no such pre-existing rights, as provided for  in Article II.13.4; Contractors must submit a declaration stating clearly if any materials  incorporated into the deliverables are subject to pre-existing rights. The contractor must  explicitly declare which pre-existing rights are contained within the deliverables and must  warrant that those materials are free of rights or claims from creators or from any third parties  for any use the Contracting Authority has foreseen in art.I.10 of the contract. Absence of such  declaration when the deliverable and invoice is received will be understood by the Contracting  Authority as confirmation that there are no pre-existing rights within the deliverables and the  Contracting Authority will proceed with the payment.  b) (i) Final report according to EFSA template on EFSA external scientific report describing  execution and results of all tasks and providing recommendations on follow up work and  (ii) Draft scientific publication for a peer reviewed journal on the results of this procurement.  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. The contractor (or leader in the case of a joint tender) must send an invoice via e-mail in PDF format  or via  e-PRIOR for payment of the balance due under the contract, as provided for in the tender  specifications and accompanied by the following: The template declaration is provided in Annex III of this contract.  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:  I.5.3  Payment of the balance  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  7 