Question juridique clé
Whether the excavation invoice became payable only after 30 days or already on 30 November 2005 under the contract/SIA 118
Solution extraite
The clause required payment by the end of the month for invoices sent by the 15th; the claim was due on 30 November 2005.
Motifs extraits
The contractual wording, interpreted objectively, displaced the default SIA 118 payment period and created a pactum de non petendo until month-end.