within the meaning of Directive U of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and repealing Directive 2004/17/EC shall abide by the applicable national public procurement rules. The beneficiary shall retain sole responsibility for carrying out the Project and for compliance with the provisions of the Agreement. The beneficiary shall ensure that any procurement contract contains provisions stipulating that the contractor has no rights vis-à-vis the NA under the Agreement. The beneficiary shall ensure that the conditions applicable to it under Articles II.3, II.4, II.5, II.8 and II.20 are also applicable to the contractor. - SUBCONTRACTING OF TASKS FORMING PART OF THE PROJECT A "subcontract" is a procurement contract within the meaning of Article II.9, which covers the implementation by a third party of tasks forming part of the Project as described in Annex I. The beneficiary may subcontract tasks forming part of the Project, provided that, in addition to the conditions specified in Article II.9 and the Special Conditions, the following conditions are complied with: subcontracting only covers the implementation of a limited part of the Project; recourse to subcontracting is justified having regard to the nature of the Project and what is necessary for its implementation; the estimated costs of the subcontracting are clearly identifiable in the estimated budget set out in Annex II; any recourse to subcontracting, if not provided for in Annex I, is communicated by the beneficiary and approved by the NA without prejudice to Article II.11.2; the beneficiary ensures that the conditions applicable to it under Article II.7 are also applicable to the subcontractor. - AMENDMENTS TO THE AGREEMENT Any amendment to the Agreement shall be made in writing.
within the meaning of Directive U of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and repealing Directive 2004/17/EC shall abide by the applicable national public procurement rules. The beneficiary shall retain sole responsibility for carrying out the Project and for compliance with the provisions of the Agreement. The beneficiary shall ensure that any procurement contract contains provisions stipulating that the contractor has no rights vis-à-vis the NA under the Agreement. The beneficiary shall ensure that the conditions applicable to it under Articles II.3, II.4, II.5, II.8 and II.20 are also applicable to the contractor. - SUBCONTRACTING OF TASKS FORMING PART OF THE PROJECT A "subcontract" is a procurement contract within the meaning of Article II.9, which covers the implementation by a third party of tasks forming part of the Project as described in Annex I. The beneficiary may subcontract tasks forming part of the Project, provided that, in addition to the conditions specified in Article II.9 and the Special Conditions, the following conditions are complied with: subcontracting only covers the implementation of a limited part of the Project; recourse to subcontracting is justified having regard to the nature of the Project and what is necessary for its implementation; the estimated costs of the subcontracting are clearly identifiable in the estimated budget set out in Annex II; any recourse to subcontracting, if not provided for in Annex I, is communicated by the beneficiary and approved by the NA without prejudice to Article II.11.2; the beneficiary ensures that the conditions applicable to it under Article II.7 are also applicable to the subcontractor. - AMENDMENTS TO THE AGREEMENT Any amendment to the Agreement shall be made in writing.
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