OENORM B 2110
The central Austrian standard for contracts for construction works; it applies only where its validity has been agreed and then supplements construction contract law.
OENORM B 2110 contains general contractual provisions for construction works. Among other things it governs changes in performance and additional cost claims, deadlines, acceptance and takeover, invoicing as well as retention money and cover retention.
The standard is not a statute; it applies only where the parties agree to its application, which happens very often in the construction contract. Its rules then displace the default law of the ABGB on many points. For the contract for works it is worth examining the incorporated version carefully.
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Legal basis
Statutory texts for orientation; the version in force at the relevant time prevails.
This explanation gives a general overview of Austrian law and does not replace advice in an individual case. The specific circumstances of your construction project are always decisive.
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Contract for work
A contract under which the contractor undertakes to produce a specific result (the works) in return for payment (sections 1165 ff ABGB).
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Retention money
A portion of the remuneration withheld by the client during the warranty period as security for defects; typically a few percent of the final invoice.
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Cover retention
An amount withheld from interim payments already during construction, securing the client against overpayment and defects in the building phase.
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Final invoice
The concluding, verifiable accounting of the entire construction service after completion; the basis for the maturity of the remaining remuneration.
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