[The guarantee is constituted by deduction of this amount on payments. It will be withheld for up to [30] [60] [90] days after the final approval of the service.] 

[Option 2: Retention money guarantee by financial guarantee] 

[The contractor (or leader in the case of a joint tender) must provide a retention money guarantee in the form of a financial guarantee for EUR [a mount in figures and in words] in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article II.21.5. The guarantee must be released [30] [60] [90] days after the final approval of the services.] 

## ARTICLE 8: GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 

8.1 Any communication under this specific contract shall be made in accordance with Article I.8 of the Framework Contract. 

$^{ }$8.2 The persons responsible for the implementation of this Specific Contract are: 

## ARTICLE 9: PLACE OF PERFORMANCE 

For the contracting authority: 

[or] 

For the contractor: 

European Chemicals Agency P.O. Box 400, 00121 HELSINKI, Finland  [Name & Office address of the contract manager] Email: [to be completed] 

European Commission Directorate-General for the Environment, 1049 Brussels, Belgium [Name & Office address of the contract manager] Email: [to be completed] 

Mr/Mrs [Function] [Company name] [Official address in full] Email: [to be completed] 

The tasks shall be executed at the premises of [the contractor] and/or [the Contracting authority]. 

