The Service Provider shall be liable to the Bank for any loss, injury, fine or damage arising out of the Framework Agreement or any Contract, including for failing to submit deliverables within the term specified in a Contract. 

In no event shall the Service Provider's liability to the Bank arising out of the Contract exceed the greater of one million euro or the maximum remuneration payable to the Service Provider under the Contract. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Service Provider's liability shall not be limited in the event of wilful intent or gross negligence or in respect of death or personal injury or fines to the Bank resulting from acts, omissions or negligence on the part of the Service Provider. 

## § 15. Intellectual property rights 

Except as otherwise agreed, all software, reports, notes, drawings, specifications, statistics, plans and other documents and data compiled or made by the Service Provider while performing the Services and all equipment furnished to the Service Provider by the Bank, or purchased by the Service Provider with funds supplied or reimbursed by the Bank hereunder shall be the property of the Bank and copyright in them shall belong to the Bank. 

Where, in accordance with the provisions of the Bank's terms of reference for the Assignment, the Contract provides that the intellectual property rights in the object or in the outcome of the Services shall belong to the Service Provider, the Service Provider grants to the Bank, free of additional charge, a transferable and irrevocable right to use the delivered outcome for its ordinary business purposes. The Bank's right shall not be subject to any restrictions, in terms of time and place of use, and shall cover all forms of use known at the time of concluding the Contract. The right of use shall include, without being limited to, the right to modify, further develop and/or dispose of the work protected by the intellectual property rights. 

## § 16. Suspension 

Without prejudice to the Bank's right to terminate the Framework Agreement and any Contract under §17 herein, the Bank may at any time suspend the Framework Agreement or a Contract or any part thereof. Suspension shall take effect on the day that the Service Provider receives written notice from the Bank, or at a later date when the notice so provides. 

During the period of suspension, the Service Provider shall take such protective measures as may be necessary to mitigate any loss and submit, for the written approval of the Bank, an estimate of associated expenses (“ Mitigating Expenses ”). Upon the submission of receipts, the Bank shall reimburse the Service Provider for all approved Mitigating Expenses unless the suspension of the Framework Agreement or of the Contract is due to: 

i. the breach of the Service Provider’s obligations under the Framework Agreement or Contract; or 

ii. irregularities or fraud, alleged or established, by the Service Provider during the award procedure or during the performance of the Framework Agreement or Contract; or 

iii. a Sanction Event; or 

iv. any suspension made pursuant to point d) below. 

Except for the situations described in points i-iv above, and unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Parties, the maximum period of suspension shall be three (3) months. Upon expiry of this period, the Bank may: 

a) Instruct the Service Provider in writing on whether the Framework Agreement or Contract shall be fully or partially resumed; 

b) Terminate the Framework Agreement or Contract; 

c) Suspend the Agreement or Contract for an additional period of three (3) months, if the Bank considers such a suspension being in the interest of the Assignment; 

d) Suspend the Agreement or Contract further to Service Provider’s agreement on an additional period of suspension to be agreed by the Parties. 

## § 17. Termination 

