discharging its duties, the Contracting Authority or the Project Manager may request the Consultant forthwith, either to provide a subcontractor with qualifications and experience acceptable to the Contracting Authority as a replacement, or to resume the implementation of the tasks itself. 

4.6. Subcontractors must satisfy the eligibility criteria applicable to the award of the contract and they cannot be in any of the exclusion situations stipulated under Article 57 of European Parliament and Council Directive 2014/24/EU. 

4.7. Those services entrusted to a subcontractor by the Consultant cannot be entrusted to third parties by the sub-contractor, unless otherwise agreed by the Contracting Authority. 

4.8. Any change of subcontractor without the prior written consent of the Contracting Authority shall be considered a breach of contract under Article 34 and 36. 

## ARTICLE 5. SUPPLY OF INFORMATION 

## OBLIGATIONS OFTHECONTRACTINGAUTHORITY 

5.1. The Contracting Authority shall supply the Consultant promptly with any information and/or documentation at its disposal, which may be relevant to the performance of the contract. Such documents shall be returned to the Contracting Authority at the end of the period of implementation of the tasks. 

5.2. The Contracting Authority shall as far as possible co-operate with the Consultant to provide information that the latter may reasonably request in order to perform the contract. 

5.3. The Contracting Authority shall give written notification to the Consultant of the name and address of the Project Manager. 

## ARTICLE 6. ASSISTANCE WITH LOCAL REGULATIONS 

6.1. The Consultant may request the assistance of the Contracting Authority of the beneficiary country to obtain copies of laws, regulations, and information on local customs, orders or by- laws of the country in which the services are to be performed, which may affect the Consultant in the performance of its obligations under the contract. The Contracting Authority may charge the Consultant for such assistance, which would be provided at the Consultant's own expense. 

6.2. Subject to the provisions of the laws and regulations on foreign labour in the country in which the services are to be performed, the Contracting Authority of the beneficiary country shall make every effort to facilitate the procurement by the Consultant of all required visas and permits, including work and residence permits, for the personnel whose services the Consultant and the Contracting Authority consider necessary as well as residence permits for their families. 

6.3. The Contracting Authority shall issue to its employees, agents and representatives all such instructions as may be necessary or appropriate to facilitate the prompt and effective performance of the services. 

## ARTICLE 7. GENERAL OBLIGATIONS 

## OBLIGATIONS OF THECONSULTANT 

7.1. For matters not governed by the contract, the Consultant shall respect and abide by all laws and regulations in force in the beneficiary country and shall ensure that its personnel, their dependants, and its local employees also respect and abide by all such laws and regulations. The Consultant shall indemnify the Contracting Authority against any claims and proceedings arising from any infringement by the Consultant, its employees and their dependants of such laws and regulations. 

7.2. The Consultant shall perform the services under the contract with due care, efficiency and diligence, in accordance with the best professional practice. 

7.3. The Consultant shall comply with administrative orders given by the Project Manager. Where the Consultant considers that the requirements of an administrative order go beyond the authority of the Project Manager or of the scope of the contract, it shall, on pain of being time- barred, notify the Project Manager, explaining its opinion, within 30 days after receipt thereof. Execution of the administrative order shall not be suspended because of this notice. 

