Common use of Reception Clause in Contracts

Reception. Expertise France shall declare the reception of the services if they are in accordance with the provisions of the Contract. Reception takes effect from the date of notification of the reception decision to the Designated Expert. Should Expertise France not notify its decision within the period referred to in the article Verification Operations, the services shall be deemed to have been received, with effect from the expiry of the time period. Postponement If Expertise France deems that the services can be received only on condition that certain amendments are made, it may decide to postpone the reception of the services by a reasoned decision. This decision requires that the Designated Expert submit the amended services to the contracting authority within fifteen days. The Designated Expert or the Contractor shall make known their acceptance within ten days starting from the notification of the postponement decision. In the event of the Designated Expert refusing or failing to respond during this period, Expertise France may declare the reception of the services with reductions, or reject them, under the conditions set out in this Contract, within fifteen days starting from the notification of the refusal by the Designated Expert, or starting from the expiry of the ten-day period mentioned hereinabove. Failure to respond on the part of Expertise France beyond this fifteen-day period constitutes a decision to reject the services. Should the Designated Expert submit the amended services again, following the decision to postpone the services, Expertise France once again has the entire time period to verify the services, starting from when they are submitted again by the Designated Expert. Reductions When Expertise France deems that the services, without being entirely in compliance with the specifications of the Contract, may nevertheless be received in their current form, it declares their reception with a price reduction proportional to the scale of the flaws observed. Reasons shall be given for this decision. It shall be communicated to the Designated Expert and to the Contractor prior to its notification so that they can submit their observations If no observations are submitted within fifteen days following the decision of reception with reductions, the decision shall be deemed to have been accepted. If observations have been made within this period, Expertise France shall subsequently have fifteen days to notify a new decision. Failing such notification, Expertise France shall be deemed to have accepted the observations. Rejection When Expertise France deems that the services do not comply with the specifications of the Contract and cannot be received in their current form, it declares their partial or total rejection, after giving the Designated Expert and the Contractor an opportunity to submit their observations in accordance with the procedure provided for in the paragraph above. In the event of rejection, the Designated Expert shall be obliged to perform the service provided for in the Contract again. The Designated Expert has one month starting from the notification of the rejection decision to remove any supplies delivered under the rejected services. When this period has passed, they may be destroyed or removed by Expertise France, at the expense of the Contractor.

Reception. Expertise France shall declare the reception of the services if they are in accordance with the provisions of the Contract. Reception takes effect from the date of notification of the reception decision to the Designated Expert. Should Expertise France not notify its decision within the period referred to in the article Verification Operations, the services shall be deemed to have been received, with effect from the expiry of the time period. Postponement If Expertise France deems that the services can be received only on condition that certain amendments are made, it may decide to postpone the reception of the services by a reasoned decision. This decision requires that the Designated Expert submit the amended services to the contracting authority Expertise France within fifteen days. The Designated Expert or the Contractor shall make known their acceptance within ten days starting from the notification of the postponement decision. In the event of the Designated Expert refusing or failing to respond during this period, Expertise France may declare the reception of the services with reductions, or reject them, under the conditions set out in this Contract, within fifteen days starting from the notification of the refusal by the Designated Expert, or starting from the expiry of the ten-day period mentioned hereinabove. Failure to respond on the part of Expertise France beyond this fifteen-day period constitutes a decision to reject the services. Should the Designated Expert submit the amended services again, following the decision to postpone the services, Expertise France once again has the entire time period to verify the services, starting from when they are submitted again by the Designated Expert. Reductions When Expertise France deems that the services, without being entirely in compliance with the specifications of the Contract, may nevertheless be received in their current form, it declares their reception with a price reduction proportional to the scale of the flaws observed. Reasons shall be given for this decision. It shall be communicated to the Designated Expert and to the Contractor prior to its notification so that they can submit their observations If no observations are submitted within fifteen days following the decision of reception with reductions, the decision shall be deemed to have been accepted. If observations have been made within this period, Expertise France shall subsequently have fifteen days to notify a new decision. Failing such notification, Expertise France shall be deemed to have accepted the observations. Rejection When Expertise France deems that the services do not comply with the specifications of the Contract and cannot be received in their current form, it declares their partial or total rejection, after giving the Designated Expert and the Contractor an opportunity to submit their observations in accordance with the procedure provided for in the paragraph above. In the event of rejection, the Designated Expert shall be obliged to perform the service provided for in the Contract again. The Designated Expert has one month starting from the notification of the rejection decision to remove any supplies delivered under the rejected services. When this period has passed, they may be destroyed or removed by Expertise France, at the expense of the Contractor.