Contract number: [ complete ]  Service contract conditions of December 2018  11.1. This agreement expires on the last day of performance of the contract. For framework  contracts, this corresponds to the last day of performance of the latest possible specific  contract related to it. For direct contracts, this corresponds to the last day of performance of  the relevant tasks or deliverables.  11.2. The  contracting authority may terminate the present agreement subject to a notice  period of at least one (1) month. Notice shall be given by means of a registered letter and shall  mention the date on which the agreement is terminated. The notice shall specify the reasons  for termination.  11.3. The  contractor  may request the  contracting authority to terminate this agreement by  written communication, in which it shall indicate the reasons leading to this request. The  contracting authority  will assess the situation and, if considered appropriate, it may terminate  the present agreement.  11.4. Termination of the agreement shall exclusively concern transactions performed after the  date of termination. Its termination shall not release the parties from the obligations that result  from the present agreement.  The parties intend that if one or more provisions of the present agreement are held to be  illegal, invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the other provisions shall remain in force.  50  12. SEVERABILITY  11. TERMINATION OF THE AGREEMENT 