(a) if provision of the services under the contract has not actually started within 15 days of the scheduled date and the contracting authority considers that the new date proposed, if any, unacceptable, taking into account Article II.11.2; 

(b) if the contractor is unable, through its own fault, to obtain any permit or licence required for performance of the contract ; 

(c) if the contractor does not perform the contract in accordance with the tender specifications or is in breach of another substantial contractual obligation. 

(d) if the contractor or any person that assumes unlimited liability for the debts of the contractor is in one of the situations provided for in points (a) and (b) of Article 136(1) of the Financial Regulation$^{4}$; 

(e) if the contractor or any related person  is in one of the situations provided for in points (c) to (h) of Article 136(1) or to Article 136(2) of the Financial Regulation. 

(f) if the procedure for awarding the contract or the performance of the contract  prove to have been subject to irregularities, fraud or breach of obligations ; 

(g) if the contractor does not comply with applicable obligations under environmental, social and labour law established by Union law, national law, collective agreements or by the international environmental, social and labour law provisions listed in Annex X to Directive 2014/24/EU; 

(h) if the contractor is in a situation that could constitute a conflict of interest or a professional conflicting interest  as referred to in Article II.7; 

(i) if a change to the contractor’s legal, financial, technical, organisational or ownership situation is likely to substantially affect the performance of the contract or substantially modify the conditions under which the contract was initially awarded, or a change regarding the exclusion situations listed in Art 136 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1046 that calls into question the decision to award the contract; 

(j) in the event of force majeure , where either resuming implementation is impossible or the necessary ensuing amendments to the contract would mean that the tender specifications are no longer fulfilled or result in unequal treatment of tenderers or contractors; 

(k) if the contractor is in breach of the data protection obligations resulting from Article II.9.2; 

(l) if the contractor does not comply with the applicable data protection obligations resulting from Regulation (EU) 2016/679. 

## Grounds for termination by the contractor II.18.2. 

The contractor may terminate the contract if the contracting authority fails to comply with its obligations, in particular the obligation to provide the information needed for the contractor to perform the contract as provided for in the tender specifications. 

## Procedure for termination II.18.3. 

A party must formally notify  the other party of its intention to terminate the contract and the grounds for termination. 

