(s). Europol may suspend a Specific Contract  or Purchase Order  during the process of verification as further specified at Article II-21 (“Suspension”). 

6. If – following verification, upon notification by a member of Contractor’s Personne l or otherwise – Europol becomes aware that the Contractor  is (even allegedly) in breach of its obligation to pay Due Remuneration , Europol is entitled to take measures to ensure Contractor’s  compliance, including but not limited to getting more insight into the Contractor’s  business administration or arranging for a (third-party) audit of Contractor’s administration. Europol may also suspend and/or terminate a Specific Contract and/or Purchase Order and/or the Framework Contract as further specified at Article II- 21 (“Suspension”) and Article II- 22 (“Termination”). 

7. If the Contractor is not the Personnel’s employer, Europol may request and the Contractor must provide proof of legal relationship (e.g. copy of employment contract) between the member of Personnel  and his/her employer (i.e. the sub-contractor). Additionally, the Contractor  must provide Europol with detailed information concerning Personnel’s employer including registered address, names of authorised persons and contact details of such authorised persons, sufficient to enable Europol to comply with its obligation to inform under Dutch law. 

8. Stipulations with regard to payment of Due Remuneration and verification, similar to the ones in paragraph 4 above, must be included in the Contractor’s  agreements with sub-contractors supplying Personnel under a Framework Contract . 

9. The Contractor  is responsible for communication with its own Personnel  with regard to his/her/their assignment(s) at Europol, including with regard to termination or extension of such assignment(s). The Contractor must ensure that its Personnel involved in the performance of the Framework Contract  are aware of at least the following details:- 

i. The terms and conditions of the Specific Contract  and/or Purchase Order  to be implemented; 

ii. The specific security requirements imposed by Europol with regard to the delivery of goods and/or performance or services. 

10. The Contractor  must ensure that Personnel  proposed for performance of services under a Specific Contract  or Purchase Order  (and any proposed replacement(s)) have the professional qualifications and experience required, on the basis of selection criteria set out in the Tender Specifications. 

11. In case of replacement of Personnel under a Specific Contract and/or Purchase Order and unless expressly stated therein, all and any additional costs related to such replacement for whatever reason are the responsibility of the Contractor . 

12. In the event of disruption resulting from the action of a member of the Contractor's Personnel performing services on Europol’s Premises or if the expertise of a member of the Contractor's Personnel  does not correspond to the profile required by the Framework Contract  and/or Specific Contract  or Purchase Order , the Contractor  shall replace such Personnel  without delay or within a period as specified by Europol otherwise. Europol shall have the right to request the replacement of any such member of Personnel, stating its reasons for doing so. Replacement Personnel must be capable of performing services under the same contractual conditions. Replacement shall not result in additional cost to Europol. 

13. The Contractor  is responsible for maintaining continuity of service performance as specified in the relevant Specific Contract  and/or Purchase Order  and for ensuring that the Personnel  replacement process has no negative impact on performance and that a high level of quality is maintained at all times. The Contractor must ensure that knowledge and information are transferred from one member of the Contractor’s Personnel to the other without any interruption in an efficient and 

