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## SUBCONTRACTING II.10. 

II.10.1 The contractor must not subcontract and have the contract performed by third parties beyond the third parties already mentioned in its tender without prior written authorisation from the contracting authority. 

II.10.2 Even if the contracting authority authorises subcontracting, the contractor remains bound by its contractual obligations and is solely responsible for the performance of this contract . 

II.10.3 The contractor must ensure that the subcontract does not affect the rights of the contracting authority under this contract, particularly those under Articles II.8, II.13 and II.24. 

II.10.4 The contracting authority may request the contractor to replace a subcontractor found to be in a situation provided for in points (d) and (e) of Article II.18.1. 

## AMENDMENTS II.11. 

II.11.1  Any amendment to the contract must be made in writing before all contractual obligations have been fulfilled. 

II.11.2  Any amendment must not make changes to the contract that might alter the initial conditions of the procurement procedure or result in unequal treatment of tenderers. 

## ASSIGNMENT II.12. 

II.12.1 The contractor must not assign the rights and obligations arising from the contract, including claims for payments or factoring, without prior written authorisation from the contracting authority. In such cases, the contractor must provide the contracting authority with the identity of the intended assignee. 

II.12.2  Any right or obligation assigned by the contractor without authorisation is not enforceable against the contracting authority. 

## Ownership of the rights in the results II.13.1. 

## INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS II.13. 

The Union acquires irrevocably worldwide ownership of the results and of all intellectual property rights on the newly created materials produced specifically for the Union under the contract and incorporated in the results , without prejudice however to the rules applying to pre-existing rights  on pre-existing materials , as per Article II.13.2. 

The intellectual property rights so acquired include any rights, such as copyright and other intellectual or industrial property rights, to any of the results  and in all technological solutions and information created or produced by the contractor or by its subcontractor in in performance of the contract . The contracting authority may exploit and use the acquired rights as stipulated in this contract. The Union acquires all the rights as from the moment the contractor has created the results . 

