Contract number: [ complete ]  Service contract conditions of December 2018  the misappropriation or wrongful retention of funds or assets from the Union budget, ii) the  non-disclosure of information in violation of a specific obligation, with the same effect or iii)  the misapplication of such funds or assets for purposes other than those for which they were  originally granted, which damages the Union's financial interests; 'Grave professional misconduct':  a violation of applicable laws or regulations or ethical  standards of the profession to which a contractor or a related person belongs, including any  conduct leading to sexual or other exploitation or abuse, or any wrongful conduct of the  contractor or a related person which has an impact on its professional credibility where such  conduct denotes wrongful intent or gross negligence.  ‘Interface control document’ : the guideline document which lays down the technical  specifications, message standards, security standards, checks of syntax and semantics, etc. to  facilitate machine-to-machine connection. This document is updated on a regular basis; ‘Irregularity’ : any infringement of a provision of Union law resulting from an act or  omission by an economic operator, which has, or would have, the effect of prejudicing the  Union’s budget.  ‘Notification’  (or ‘notify’): form of communication between the parties made in writing  including by electronic means; ‘Performance of the contract’ : the execution of tasks and delivery of the purchased services  by the contractor to the contracting authority; ‘Personnel’ : persons employed directly or indirectly or contracted by the contractor to  perform the contract;  ‘Pre-existing material’ : any material, document, technology or know-how which exists prior  to the contractor using it for the production of a  result  in the  performance of the contract ; ‘Pre-existing right’ : any industrial and intellectual property right on  pre-existing material ; it  may consist in a right of ownership, a licence right and/or right of use belonging to the  contractor, the  creator , the contracting authority as well as to any other third parties;  ‘Professional conflicting interest’ : a situation in which the contractor’s previous or ongoing  professional activities affect its capacity to perform the contract to an appropriate quality  standard. ‘Related person’ : any natural or legal person who is a member of the administrative,  management or supervisory body of the contractor, or who has powers of representation,  decision or control with regard to the contractor; ‘Result’ : any intended outcome of the  performance of the contract , whatever its form or  nature. A  result may be further defined in this contract as a deliverable. A  result may, in  addition to newly created materials produced specifically for the contracting authority by the  contractor or at its request, also include  pre-existing materials ; ‘Supplier portal’ : the  e-PRIOR portal, which allows the contractor to exchange electronic  business documents, such as invoices, through a graphical user interface. 13 