Contract number: ECHA/2019/355  FWC conditions of October 2018 
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Suspension of the payment period as provided for in  Article II.21.7 is not considered as 
giving rise to late payment.  
Interest on late payment cover s the period running from the day following the due date 
for payment up to and including the date of payment as defined in Article II.21.1. 
However, when the calculated interest is EUR 200 or less, it must be paid to the contractor 
(or leader in the case of a joint tender) only if it requests it within two months of receiving 
late payment. 
II.22. Reimbursements 
II.22.1 If provided for in  the special conditions or in the tender  specifications, the 
contracting authority must  reimburse expenses directly connected with the 
provision of the services either when the contractor provides it with  supporting 
documents or on the basis of flat rates. 
II.22.2 The contracting authority reimburses travel and subsistence expenses on the basis 
of the shortest itinerary  and the minimum number of nights necessary for 
overnight stay at the destination. 
II.22.3 The contracting authority reimburses travel expenses as follows: 
(a) travel by air: up to the maximum cost of an economy class ticket at the time 
of the reservation; 
(b) travel by boat or rail: up to the maximum cost of a first class ticket; 
(c) travel by car: at the rate of one first class rail ticket for the same journey and 
on the same day; 
In addition, the contracting authority reimburses travel outside Union territory if it has 
given its prior written approval for the expenses. 
II.22.4 The contracting authority reimburses subsistence expenses on the basis of a daily 
subsistence allowance as follows: 
(a) for journeys of less than 200 km for a return trip, no subsistence allowance is 
payable; 
(b) the daily subsistence allowance is payable only on receipt of supporting 
documents proving that the person concerned was present at the destination; 
(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 al lowance 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