Contract number: ECHA/2020/666  II.18.2. Grounds for termination by the contractor  II.18.3. Procedure for termination  (h) if the contractor is in a situation that could constitute a  conflict of interest  or a  professional conflicting interest  as referred to in Article II.7; (j) in the event of  force majeure , where either resuming implementation is impossible  or the necessary ensuing amendments to the FWC or a specific contract would mean  that the tender specifications are no longer fulfilled or result in unequal treatment  of tenderers or contractors;  (i) if a change to the contractor’s legal, financial, technical, organisational or ownership  situation is likely to substantially affect the  implementation of the FWC or  substantially modify the conditions under which the FWC was initially awarded;  (k) if the needs of the contracting authority change and it no longer requires new  services under the FWC; in such cases ongoing specific contracts remain unaffected; (l) if the termination of the FWC with one or more of the contractors means that the  multiple FWC with reopening of competition no longer has the minimum required  level of competition.  (a) it has evidence that the contracting authority has committed  substantial errors ,  irregularities  or  fraud  in the procedure for awarding the FWC or the  implementation  of the FWC ; (b) the contracting authority fails to comply with its obligations, in particular the  obligation to provide the information needed for the contractor to implement the  FWC or to perform a specific contract as provided for in the tender specifications.  The contractor may terminate the FWC or a specific contract if: A party must  formally notify  the other party of its intention to terminate the FWC or a  specific contract and the grounds for termination. The other party has 30 days following the date of receipt to submit observations, including  the measures it has taken to continue fulfilling its contractual obligations. Failing that, the  decision to terminate becomes enforceable the day after the time limit for submitting  observations has elapsed. If the other party submits observations, the party intending to terminate must  formally  notify it either of the withdrawal of its intention to terminate or of its final decision to  terminate. In the cases referred to in points (a) to (d), (g) to (i), (k) and (l) of Article II.18.1 and in  Article II.18.2, the date on which the termination takes effect must be specified in the  formal notification .  In the cases referred to in points (e), (f) and (j) of Article II.18.1, the termination takes  effect on the day following the date on which the contractor receives  notification of  termination. In addition, at the request of the contracting authority and regardless of the grounds for  termination, the contractor must provide all necessary assistance, including information,  documents and files, to allow the contracting authority to complete, continue or transfer  the services to a new contractor or internally, without interruption or adverse effect on the  quality or continuity of the services. The parties may agree to draw up a transition plan  detailing the contractor’s assistance unless such plan is already detailed in other  contractual documents or in the tender specifications. The contractor must provide such  assistance at no additional cost, except if it can demonstrate that it requires substantial  37 