Europol Public Information  LETTER FOR PRE-FINANCING FIRST DEMAND GUARANTEE  [ Insert name and address of financial institution or bank (Letterhead) ]  [ Insert place and date ]  European Union  Represented by the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (EUROPOL)  Eisenhowerlaan 73  2517 KK The Hague  Netherlands  We, the undersigned [ insert name and address of the financial institution or bank ] (‘the Guarantor’)  hereby confirm that we give the European Union, represented by EUROPOL, an unconditional,  irrevocable and independent first-demand guarantee consisting in the undertaking to pay to EUROPOLa  sum equivalent to the amount of:  upon simple demand, for guarantee of the pre-financing(s) stipulated in the framework contract [ insert  number and exact title ], (‘the contract’) concluded between EUROPOL and [ insert name and address ], (‘the Contractor’)].  If the Accounting Officer of EUROPOL gives notice that the Contractor has for any reason failed to  reimburse pre-financings paid by EUROPOL, we, acting for account of the Contractor, shall pay  immediately up to the above amount, in EUR, without exception or objection, into [ a bank account  designated by EUROPOL] [the following bank account: [ insert number ]], on receipt of the first written  request from EUROPOL. We shall inform EUROPOL in writing as soon as the payment has been made.  Page 73 of 79  Europol’s initials:  Contractor’s initials:  3. We shall inform immediately EUROPOL in writing, by registered letter or by courier with written  receipt or equivalent, in the event of a change of our legal status, ownership or address.  2. Our obligations under this guarantee shall not be affected by any arrangements or agreements made  by EUROPOL with the Contractor which may concern its obligations under the framework contract. 1. We waive the right to require exhaustion of remedies against the Contractor, any right to withhold  performance, any right of retention, any right of avoidance, any right to offset, and the right to assert  any other claims which the Contractor may have against EUROPOL under the framework contract or  in connection with it or on any other grounds.  Article 3 – Obligations of the Guarantor  Article 2 – Execution of Guarantee  EUR [ insert amount in figures and in words ] Article 1 – Declaration on guarantee, amount and purpose  Reference: Framework Contract [ Insert number and exact title ] 