SECTION 162

(1) Except by waiver provided for in the Special Administrative Clauses, the Administration’s contracting partner may obtain periodic payments on account. (2) The conditions for payments on account shall be laid down in the Special Administrative Clauses. (3) Any payment on account shall be subject to provision of services under the contract, and accepted under the conditions of Articles 157 and 158 of this code, subject to evidence that they have been paid for by the Administration’s contracting partner, where these services were provided by sub-contractors. (4) In the event of non-payment of a sub-contractor for services already paid for by the Project Owner, the latter may use coercive measures against the contractor holder, including direct payment to the sub-contractor.