by the international environmental, social and labour law provisions listed in Annex X to Directive 2014/24/EU; 

(h) if the contractor is in a situation that could constitute a conflict of interest or a professional conflicting interest  as referred to in Article II.7; 

(i) if a change to the contractor’s legal, financial, technical, organisational or ownership situation is likely to substantially affect the performance of the contract or substantially modify the conditions under which the contract was initially awarded, or a change regarding the exclusion situations listed in Art 136 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1046 that calls into question the decision to award the contract; 

(j) in the event of force majeure , where either resuming implementation is impossible or the necessary ensuing amendments to the contract would mean that the tender specifications are no longer fulfilled or result in unequal treatment of tenderers or contractors; 

(k) if the contractor is in breach of the data protection obligations resulting from Article II.9.2; 

(l) if the contractor does not comply with the applicable data protection obligations resulting from Regulation (EU) 2016/679. 

## II.18.2. Grounds for termination by the contractor 

The contractor may terminate the contract if the contracting authority fails to comply with its obligations, in particular the obligation to provide the information needed for the contractor to perform the contract as provided for in the tender specifications. 

## II.18.3. Procedure for termination 

A party must formally notify  the other party of its intention to terminate the contract and the grounds for termination. 

The other party has 30 days following the date of receipt to submit observations, including the measures it has taken or will take to continue fulfilling its contractual obligations. Failing that, the decision to terminate becomes enforceable the day after the time limit for submitting observations has elapsed. 

If the other party submits observations, the party intending to terminate must formally notify  it either of the withdrawal of its intention to terminate or of its final decision to terminate. 

In the cases referred to in points (a) to (d), (g) to (i), (k) and (l) of Article II.18.1 and in Article II.18.2, the date on which the termination takes effect must be specified in the formal notification . 

In the cases referred to in points (e), (f) and (j) of Article II.18.1, the termination takes effect on the day following the date on which the contractor receives notification  of termination. 

In addition, at the request of the contracting authority and regardless of the grounds for termination, the contractor must provide all necessary assistance, including information, documents and files, to allow the contracting authority to complete, continue or transfer the services to a new contractor or internally, without interruption or adverse effect on the quality or continuity of the services. The parties may agree to draw up a transition plan detailing the 

