(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 106(1) of the Financial Regulation$^{9}$; 

(e) if the contractor or any related person  is subject to any of the situations provided for in points (c) to (f) of Article 106(1) or to Article 106(2) of the Financial Regulation. 

(f) if the procedure for awarding the FWC or the implementation of the FWC  prove to have been subject to substantial errors , irregularities  or fraud ; 

(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 implementation of the FWC  or substantially modify the conditions under which the FWC was initially awarded; 

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

(k) if the needs of the contracting authority change and it no longer requires new services under the FWC; in such cases ongoing specific contracts remain unaffected; 

(l) if the termination of the FWC with one or more of the contractors means that the multiple FWC with reopening of competition no longer has the minimum required level of competition. 

## II.18.2 Grounds for termination by the contractor 

The contractor may terminate the FWC or a specific contract if: 

(a) it has evidence that the contracting authority has committed substantial errors , irregularities  or fraud  in the procedure for awarding the FWC or the implementation of the FWC ; 

(b) the contracting authority fails to comply with its obligations, in particular the obligation to provide the information needed for the contractor to implement the FWC or to perform a specific contract as provided for in the tender specifications. 

## II.18.3 Procedure for termination 

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

The other party has 30 days following the date of receipt to submit observations, including the measures it has taken to continue fulfilling its contractual obligations. Failing that, the decision 

