Annex III  -  Declaration on the list of pre-existing rights 23 I, [ insert name of the authorised representative of the contractor ] representing [ insert name of the  contractor ] (‘the contractor’) , party to the direct contract [ insert title and number ] [ option 1:  warrant that the results are free of rights or claims from creators or from any third parties  for any use the contracting authority may envisage and declare that the results do not contain any  pre-existing rights to the results or parts of the results or to pre-existing materials as defined in the  above-mentioned contract.] [ option 2:  warrant that the results and the pre-existing material incorporated in the results are free  of rights or claims from creators or from any third parties for any use the contracting authority may  envisage and declare that the results contain the following pre-existing rights:]  [ Contractor to complete if option 2 selected ]  Please fill in the table  –  one line per pre-existing  right  Result  concerned  Pre-existing  material  concerned  Rights to pre- existing  material  Identification of  rights’ holder Creator  In addition, the creators transferred all their relevant rights to the results to [the contractor] [ insert name of the rights holder ] through [an agreement] [an employment contract] [a relevant extract of]  which is attached to this statement. The creators [received all their remuneration on [ insert date ]] [will receive all their remuneration as  agreed within [ complete ] weeks from [delivery of this statement] [receipt of confirmation of  acceptance of the work]. Signature: Place: Date:  23 It is obligatory for the contractor to provide this declaration, appropriately adapted, signed and dated, with the  interim/final deliverable and relevant invoice. Please contact EFSA Finance Team well in advance of submission  of the interim/final deliverables in the event you have queries about how this declaration should be compiled or  the implications of signing such declaration. Absence of such declaration when the deliverable and invoice is  received will be understood by the Contracting Authority as confirmation that there are no pre-existing rights  within the deliverable and the Contracting Authority will proceed with the payment. 40 