EC - FWC services Dec 2018  Contract no: [complete]  II.23. RECOVERY  II.23.2. Recovery procedure  II.23.3. Interest on late payment  II.23.4. Recovery rules in the case of joint tender  Before recovery, the contracting authority must  formally notify  the contractor of its intention to recover  the amount it claims, specifying the amount due and the reasons for recovery and inviting the contractor  to make any observations within 30 days of receipt.  If no observations have been submitted or if, despite the observations submitted, the contracting  authority decides to pursue the recovery procedure, it must confirm recovery by  formally notifying  a debit  note to the contractor, specifying the date of payment. The contractor must pay in accordance with the  provisions specified in the debit note.  If the contractor does not pay by the due date, the contracting authority may, after informing the  contractor in writing, recover the amounts due:  If the contractor does not honour the obligation to pay the amount due by the date set by the contracting  authority in the debit note, the amount due bears interest at the rate indicated in Article II.21.8. Interest  on late payments will cover the period starting on the day after the due date for payment and ending on  the date when the contracting authority receives the full amount owed. Any partial payment is first entered against charges and interest on late payment and then against the  principal amount.  If the contract is signed by a group (joint tender), the group is jointly and severally liable under the  conditions set out in Article II.6 (liability). The contracting authority shall send the debit note first to the  leader of the group. If the leader does not pay by the due date the whole amount, and if the amount due cannot be offset or  can only be offset partially in accordance with Article II.23.2 (a), then the contracting authority may claim  the amount still due to any other member or members of the group by respectively  notifying  them with  a debit note in conformity with the provisions laid down in Article II.23.2. 34 c) the daily subsistence allowance takes the form of a flat-rate payment to cover all subsistence  expenses, including meals, local transport including transport to and from the airport or station,  insurance and sundries;  d) the daily subsistence allowance is reimbursed at the flat rates specified in Article I.5.3; e) accommodation is reimbursed on receipt of supporting documents proving the necessary  overnight stay at the destination, up to the flat-rate ceilings specified in Article I.5.3. II.22.5 The contracting authority reimburses the cost of shipment of equipment or unaccompanied  luggage if it has given its prior written approval for the expense.  II.23.1 If an amount is to be recovered under the terms of the FWC, the contractor must repay the  contracting authority the amount in question. a)  by offsetting them against any amounts owed to the contractor by the Union or by the European  Atomic Energy Community or by an executive agency when it implements the Union budget; b)  by calling in a financial guarantee if the contractor has submitted one to the contracting authority; c)  by taking legal action.