Pricing and Payments 5.1 In exchange for the Deliverables, the Supplier must invoice the Buyer for the charges in the Order Form.
5.2 All Charges:
5.2.1 exclude VAT, which is payable on provision of a valid VAT invoice; and
5.2.2 include all costs and expenses connected with the supply of Deliverables.
5.3 The Buyer must pay the Supplier the charges within 30 days of receipt by the Buyer of a valid, undisputed invoice, in cleared funds to the Supplier's account stated in the invoice or in the Order Form.
5.4 A Supplier invoice is only valid if it:
5.4.1 includes all appropriate references including the Purchase Order Number and other details reasonably requested by the Buyer; and
5.4.2 includes a detailed breakdown of Deliverables which have been delivered.
5.5 If there is a dispute between the Parties as to the amount invoiced, the Buyer shall pay the undisputed amount. The Supplier shall not suspend the provision of the Deliverables unless the Supplier is entitled to terminate the Contract for a failure to pay undisputed sums in accordance with clause 11.6. Any disputed amounts shall be resolved through the dispute resolution procedure detailed in clause 36.
5.6 The Buyer may retain or set-off payment of any amount owed to it by the Supplier under this Contract or any other agreement between the Supplier and the Buyer if notice and reasons are provided.
5.7 The Supplier must ensure that all Subcontractors are paid, in full, within 30 days of receipt of a valid, undisputed invoice. If this doesn't happen, the Buyer can publish the details of the late payment or non-payment.
Prices and Payments 1. The price listed by the Contractor or otherwise the price commonly charged by the Contractor for the respective service is decisive, plus statutory value-added tax insofar as such is applicable. In case of transnational services, any possibly applicable taxes, fees, customs fees, and other charges (of any kind) incurred for the transnational service shall be borne by the Principal.
2. If, within the scope of contracts for the performance of a continuing obligation and long-term contracts, the Contractor's prime costs increase and such increase is not within the Contractor's own scope of responsibility, the Contractor is authorized to an appropriate price increase commensurate with the increase of its prime costs; if the Principal does not consent to such price increase it is authorized to terminate the Agreement within four weeks after receipt of such notification of a price increase; otherwise, the increase is deemed to be mutually agreed upon. A right to a price increase pursuant to this provision does not exist if the Principal is a Consumer.
3. The Principal shall pay the remuneration owed without any cash discounts, free of charge to the Contractor, and within two weeks after receipt of the invoice, to the bank account stated by the Contractor. Credit entry at the Contractor's account is decisive for the timeliness of the payment. The Contractor reserves the right to request appropriate installment payments and appropriate advance payments.
4. If the Agreement is based on a cost estimate, and if it turns out that the costs will be significantly higher than the amount estimated vis-a-vis the Principal, then the Contractor will inform the Principal of such in text form. In this case the Principal is authorized to terminate the Agreement in writing, within two weeks after receipt of such notification. In the event of a termination, the Contractor is authorized to request partial remuneration commensurate with the services already provided. Furthermore, the Contractor is authorized to request compensation for any expenses not included in the remuneration but incurred due to the provision of services.
5. If the Principal owes interest and expenses in addition to a possibly existing principal claim, any payment by the Princip al that does not fully redeem the total sum will first be credited against expenses, secondly against interest, and lastly against the principal claim.
6. The Principal is entitled to offset and retention rights only if its counterclaims are legally ascertained, undisputed, or acknowledged in writing by the Contractor. This limitation does not apply to the Principal's claims for defects arising from the same contractual relation as the Contractor's payment claim. If the contract partner is a Consumer, then in contrast to clause 1, such contract partner is on principle entitled to unlimited retention rights for claims arising from the same contractual relation.
7. If, after conclusion of the Agreement, it becomes clear that the Contractor's claims vis-a-vis the Principal are at risk due to the Principal's lack of ability to perform, the Contractor is authorized to perform outstanding services only against advance payment or provision of a security as well as settlement of possibly still outstanding receivables for partial services already provided and arising from the Agreement, and - after unsuccessful expiration of a grace period - is authorized to withdraw from the Agreement; clause 4, sentence 3 of this section VII shall apply accordingly.
8. In case of payment default, the Principal owes default interest in the amount of 9 percentage points above the base interest rate if the Principal is an Entrepreneur; in the amount of 5 percentage points above the base interest rate if the Principal is a Consumer. The Contractor is entitled to assert further claims if it can prove higher damage to the Principal. The Contractor is furthermore entitled to charge a flat rate of € 40.00 if the Principal is an Entrepreneur. This shall also apply if the payment default relates to any kind of an installment. In case the Contractor may claim further compensation for damage, the flat rate has to be credited against such claims, . If the Principal is a Consumer the Contractor is entitled to charge a flat rate of € 5.00 per reminder. The Principal is entitled to provide evidence that the Contractor did not incur any damage or incurred significantly lower damage.
