FIDIC - Clause 54.7 : Approval of Materials not Implie

If I had a copy to hand, I could check the text of the rest of the clause but I do not so I can’t give you a full answer. I’m sure there are several others here who have direct and contemporary experiecne with FIDIC, it has been a few years since I’ve used it...

That said, I understand it to mean that you cannot assume approval of materials (or other matters) based upon what it says in the rest of the clause, you need clear and separate approval under the relevant contract clauses. So, you can’t point to the contents of that clause and tell the engineer that he has approved the materials etc, you need to have the correct approvals

There is nothing in this clause which implies that under it approval is given to materials or any other matters but this subcluase has been included to prevent misunderstanding.