Contract number: EEAS-618-DELBRBB-SER-FWC-2019   Template of June 2018 Updated November 2018  The contracting authority may do any of the following:  (a) verify that the contractor’s action is appropriate; (b) require the contractor to take further action within a specified deadline; (c) decide not to award a specific contract to the contractor. II.7.3  The contractor must pass on all the relevant obligations in writing to:  (a) its  personnel ; (b)  any natural person with the power to represent it or take decisions on its behalf; The contractor must also ensure that the persons referred to above are not placed in a  situation which could give rise to conflicts of interest. (c) third parties involved in the  implementation of the FWC , including subcontractors. II.8. CONFIDENTIALITY  II.8.1.  The contracting authority and the contractor must treat with confidentiality any  information or documents, in any format, disclosed in writing or orally, relating to the  implementation of the FWC  and identified in writing as confidential.  II.8.2.  Each party must:  (a) not use  confidential information or documents for any purpose other than to  perform its obligations under the FWC or a specific contract without the prior  written agreement of the other party; (b) ensure the protection of such  confidential information or documents  with the same  level of protection as its own  confidential information or documents and in any  case with due diligence; (c) not disclose, directly or indirectly,  confidential information or documents  to third  parties without the prior written agreement of the other party.  II.8.3  The confidentiality obligations set out in this Article are binding on the contracting  authority and the contractor during the  implementation of the FWC  and for as long as  the information or documents remain confidential unless: (a) the disclosing party agrees to release the receiving party from the confidentiality  obligation earlier; (b) the  confidential information or documents become public through other means  than a breach of the confidentiality obligation; (c) the applicable law requires the disclosure of the  confidential information or  documents . II.8.4 The contractor must obtain from any natural person with the power to represent it or  take decisions on its behalf, as well as from third parties involved in the  implementation of the FWC  a commitment that they will comply with this Article. At  18 