## I.1. ORDER OF PRIORITY OF PROVISIONS 

## I. SPECIAL CONDITIONS 

If there is any conflict between different provisions in this FWC, the following rules must be applied: 

(a) The provisions set out in the special conditions and in the Data Protection Clauses (Annex VII) take precedence over those in the other parts of the FWC. 

(b) The provisions set out in the general conditions take precedence over those in the order form and specific contract (Annex III) 

(c) The provisions set out in the order form and specific contract (Annex III) take precedence over those in the other annexes. 

(d) The provisions set out in the tender specifications (Annex I) take precedence over those in the tender (Annex II). 

(e) The provisions set out in the FWC take precedence over those in the specific contracts or order forms. 

(f) The provisions set out in the specific contractsor order forms take precedence over those in the requests for services. 

(g) The provisions set out in the requests for services take precedence over those in the specific tenders. 

Any reference to specific contracts applies also to order forms. 

## I.2. SUBJECT MATTER 

The subject matter of the FWC is Vaccine Effectiveness, Burden and Impact Studies (VEBIS) of COVID-19 and Influenza and the following lot(s) 

• [Lot 1. ECDC Hospital network for Vaccine Effectiveness, Burden and Impact Studies and for Surveillance of Severe Acute Respiratory Infections ] 

• [Lot 2. Assessment of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness among healthcare workers] 

[Lot 3. COVID-19 vaccine-related studies in long-term care facilities] 

• [Lot 4. Vaccine Effectiveness and impact of COVID-19 vaccines through routinely 

collected exposure and outcome data using health registries] 

• [Lot 5. Vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 and seasonal influenza among patients presenting to primary care physicians in EU/EEA] 

## I.3. ENTRY INTO FORCE AND DURATION OF THE FWC 

I.3.1 The FWC enters into force on the date on which the last party signs it . 

I.3.2 The implementation of the FWC  cannot start before its entry into force. Execution of the tasks may under no circumstances begin before the date on which the order form  or specific contract  enters into force. 

