7.1 User and installation manuals, maintenance and operation instructions specified in Annex II + III: Technical Specifications, shall be submitted together with the goods, if not otherwise provided therein. 

## Article 9 General obligations 

9.9 These activities must comply with the rules laid down in the Communication and Visibility Manual for EU External Actions published on the website of DG International Cooperation and Development: https://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/funding/communication-and-visibility-manual-eu- external-actions_en 

## Article 10 Origin 

10.1 All goods purchased must originate from an eligible source country as defined in IPA II programme under the Regulation (EU) N°236/2014. For these purposes, ‘origin’ means the place where the goods are mined, grown, produced or manufactured. The origin of the goods must be determined according to the EU Customs Code or to the relevant international agreement applicable. 

## Article 11 Performance guarantee 

Under this contract, all supplies may originate from any country$^{1}$. 

11.1 The amount of the performance guarantee shall be 10% of the total contract price, including any amounts stipulated in addenda to the contract. 

## Article 12 Liabilities and insurance 

12.1(a) By way of derogation from Article 12.1(a), paragraph 2, of the general conditions, compensation for damage to the supplies resulting from the contractor's liability in respect of the contracting authority is capped at an amount equal to the contract value. 

12.1(b) By way of derogation from Article 12.1(b), paragraph 2, of the general conditions, compensation for damage resulting from the contractor's liability in respect of the contracting authority is capped at an amount equal to the contract value. 

12.2(a), paragraph 1 By derogation from Article 12.2(a), paragraph 1, of the general conditions, within 30 days after the signature of the contract, the contractor shall ensure that itself, its staff, its subcontractors and any person for which the contractor is answerable, are adequately insured with insurance companies recognized on the international insurance market, unless the contracting authority has given its express written consent on a specific insurance company. 

12.2(a), paragraph 2 By derogation from Article 12.2(a), paragraph 2, of the general conditions it is within 30 days after the signature of the contract, that the contractor shall provide the contracting authority with all cover notes and/or insurance 

$^{1}$ Article 8, paragraph 4 of Regulation (EU) No 236/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 laying down common rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union's instruments for financing external action (CIR) 

