BREACH OF CONTRACT, SUSPENSION ANDTERMINATION ARTICLE 34. BREACH OF CONTRACT  ARTICLE 35. SUSPENSION OF THE CONTRACT  34.1. Either party commits a breach of contract where it fails to discharge any of its obligations under the  contract.  34.2. Where a breach of contract occurs, the party injured by the breach shall be entitled to the following  remedies:  (a) damages; and/or  (b) termination of the contract.  34.3. Damages may be:  (a) general damages; or  (b) liquidated damages.  34.4. In any case where the Contracting Authority is entitled to damages, it may deduct such damages from  any sums due to the Consultant or call on the appropriate guarantee.  34.5. The Contracting Authority shall be entitled to compensation for any damage which comes to light after  the contract is completed in accordance with the law governing the contract.  35.1. Where the award procedure or performance of the contract is vitiated by substantial errors or  irregularities or by suspected or proven fraud, the Contracting Authority shall suspend payments  and/or execution of the contract.  35.2. Where such errors, irregularities or fraud are attributable to the Consultant, the Contracting Authority  may in addition refuse to make payments or may recover amounts already paid, in proportion to the  seriousness of the errors, irregularities or fraud. The Contracting Authority may also suspend  payments in cases where there are suspected or established errors, irregularities or fraud committed  by the Consultant in the performance of another contract funded by the general budget of the  European Union or by EDF which are likely to affect the performance of the present contract.  35.3. The Contracting Authority may suspend the implementation of the contract when it considers such a  suspension being in the interest of the project.  36.1. This contract shall terminate automatically if it has not given rise to any payment within a period of  three years after its signature by both parties.  36.2. Termination shall be without prejudice to any other rights or powers under the contract of the  Contracting Authority and the Consultant.  36.3. In addition to the grounds for termination defined in these General Conditions, the Contracting  Authority may terminate the contract after giving 7 days' notice to the Consultant in any of the following  cases:  (e) the Consultant becomes bankrupt or is being wound up, is having its affairs administered by  the courts, has entered into an arrangement with creditors, has suspended business activities,  is the subject of proceedings concerning those matters, or is in any analogous situation arising  (d) the Consultant assigns the contract or sub-contracts without the authorisation of the Contracting  Authority;  (c) the Consultant refuses or neglects to carry out administrative orders given by the Project  Manager;  (b) the Consultant fails to comply within a reasonable time with the notice given by the Project  Manager requiring it to make good the neglect or failure to perform its obligations under the  contract which seriously affects the proper and timely performance of the services;  (a) the Consultant fails to carry out the services substantially in accordance with the contract;  Page 16 of 19  ARTICLE 36. TERMINATION BY THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY 