ANNEX 3  POWER OF ATTORNEY   mandating one of the partners in a joint tender as lead partner and lead contractor $^{6}$  $^{6}$ To be filled in and signed by each partner in a joint tender except the lead partner.  23  The undersigned:  – Signatory (Name, Function, Company, Registered address, VAT Number)  having the legal capacity required to act on behalf of his/her company,  HEREBY AGREES TO THE FOLLOWING:  1) To submit a tender as a partner in the group of partners constituted by  Company 1, Company  2, Company N , and led by  Company X , in accordance with the conditions specified in the  tender specifications and the terms specified in the tender to which this power of attorney is  attached. 2) If the European Commission awards the Contract to the group of partners constituted by  Company 1, Company 2, Company N,  and led by  Company X  on the basis of the joint tender  to which this power of attorney is attached, all the partners shall be co-signatories of the  Contract in accordance with the following conditions:  (a) All partners shall be jointly and severally liable towards the European Commission for  the performance of the Contract.  (b) All partners shall comply with the terms and conditions of the Contract and ensure the  proper delivery of their respective share of the services and/or supplies subject to the  Contract.  1) Payments by the European Commission related to the services and/or supplies subject to the  Contract shall be made through the lead partner’s bank account: [ Provide details on bank, address, account number].  2) The partners grant to the lead partner all the necessary powers to act on their behalf in the  submission of the tender and conclusion of the Contract, including: (a) The lead partner shall submit the tender on behalf of the group of partners.  (b) The lead partner shall sign any contractual documents — including the Contract, and  Amendments thereto — and issue any invoices related to the Services on behalf of the  group of partners.  (c) The lead partner shall act as a single contact point with the European Commission in the  delivery of the services and/or supplies subject to the Contract. It shall co-ordinate the  delivery of the services and/or supplies by the group of partners to the European  Commission, and shall see to a proper administration of the Contract.  Any modification to the present power of attorney shall be subject to the European Commission’s  express approval. This power of attorney shall expire when all the contractual obligations of the  group of partners towards the European Commission for the delivery of the services and/or  supplies subject to the Contract have ceased to exist. The parties cannot terminate it before that  date without the Commission’s consent.  Signed in ………………………… on [ dd/mm/yyyy]  Place and date:  Name (in capital letters), function, company and signature: 