Contract number: [ complete ]  Service contract conditions of December 2018  In the event of a joint tender submitted by a group of economic operators and where the group  does not have legal personality or legal capacity, one member of the group is appointed as  leader of the group. Each provision of this contract is severable and distinct from the others. If a provision is or  becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable to any extent, it must be severed from the remainder  of the contract. This does not affect the legality, validity or enforceability of any other  provisions of the contract, which continue in full force and effect. The illegal, invalid or  unenforceable provision must be replaced by a legal, valid and enforceable substitute  provision which corresponds as closely as possible with the actual intent of the parties under  the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision. The replacement of such a provision must be  made in accordance with Article II.11. The contract must be interpreted as if it had contained  the substitute provision as from its entry into force.  $^{7}$  Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October  2018 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the  Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data  and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC, OJ L 295/39  21.11.2018,  https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32018R1725&from=EN  $^{6}$  Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April  2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data  and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC, OJ L 119,  4.5.2016,  p.  1,  https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2016.119.01.0001.01.ENG $^{5}$  OJ L 94 of 28.03.2014, p. 65  15  II.4.3  The contractor must obtain any permit or licence required in the State where the  services are to be provided. II.4.2  The contractor must comply with the minimum requirements provided for in the tender  specifications.  This  includes  compliance  with  applicable  obligations  under  environmental, social and labour law established by Union law, national law and  collective agreements or by the international environmental, social and labour law  provisions listed in Annex X to Directive 2014/24/EU 5 and compliance with data  protection obligations resulting from Regulation (EU) 2016/679$^{6}$ and Regulation (EU)  2018/1725$^{7}$.  II.4.1  The contractor must provide services of high quality standards, in accordance with the  state of the art in the industry and the provisions of this contract, in particular the  tender specifications and the terms of its tender. Where the Union has the right to  make modifications to the  results , they must be delivered in a format and with the  necessary information which effectively allow such modifications to be made in a  convenient manner.  II.4. PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTRACT  II.3. SEVERABILITY  II.2. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE EVENT OF A JOINT  TENDER 