Contract number: ECHA/2020/724  Restricted  Service contract conditions of December 2018  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 additional resources or means, in which  case it must provide an estimate of the costs involved and the parties will negotiate an  arrangement in good faith.  The contracting authority may claim compensation for such damage. The contractor is liable for  damage incurred by the contracting authority as a result of the termination of the contract,  including the additional cost of appointing and contracting another contractor to provide or  complete the services, except if the damage is a result of a termination in accordance with Article  II.18.1(j) or Article II.18.2. The contracting authority may claim compensation for such damage. The contractor is not entitled to compensation for any loss resulting from the termination of the  contract, including loss of anticipated profits, unless the loss was caused by the situation  specified in Article II.18.2. The contractor must take all appropriate measures to minimise costs, prevent damage and  cancel or reduce its commitments. Within 60 days of the date of termination, the contractor must submit any report, deliverable or  result  and any invoice required for services that were provided before the date of termination. In the case of joint tenders, the contracting authority may terminate the contract with each  member of the group separately on the basis of points (d), (e), (g), (k) and (l) of Article II.18.1,  under the conditions set out in Article II.11.2.  Invoices must contain the contractor’s (or leader’s in the case of a joint tender) identification  data, the amount, the currency and the date, as well as the contract reference.  Invoices must indicate the place of taxation of the contractor (or leader in the case of a joint  tender) for value added tax (VAT) purposes and must specify separately amounts not including  VAT and amounts including VAT.  The contracting authority is exempt from all taxes and duties, including VAT, in accordance with  Articles 3 and 4 of the Protocol 7 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union on the  privileges and immunities of the European Union.  The contractor (or leader in the case of a joint tender) must complete the necessary formalities  with the relevant authorities to ensure that the supplies and services required for  performance  of the contract  are exempt from taxes and duties, including VAT.  If provided for in the special conditions, the contractor (or leader in the case of a joint tender)  submits invoices in electronic format if the conditions regarding electronic signature specified by  Directive 2006/112/EC on VAT are fulfilled, i.e. using a qualified electronic signature or through  electronic data interchange. Reception of invoices by standard format (pdf) or email is not accepted. If a price revision index is provided in Article I.4.2, this Article applies to it.  27  II.20. PRICE REVISION  II.19.2. E-invoicing  II.19. INVOICES, VALUE ADDED TAX AND E-INVOICING  II.19.1. Invoices and value added tax  II.18.4. Effects of termination 