Europol Public Information  iii. 3 (three) months prior to the expiry date of this  Framework Contract , if no renewal is possible  or if either Europol or the  Contractor  indicated in writing that it will not renew the  Framework  Contract . 5. Unless specified otherwise in the Special Conditions and/or the Tender Specifications, the exit  procedure must be fully performed at the latest 1 (one) month after the end of the  Framework  Contract . 1. Contractor’s Personnel  performing tasks and services under this  Framework Contract  are required to  have the following: i. As a minimum and unless indicated otherwise in the Tender Specifications and/or Special  Conditions, a  certificate of good conduct  not older than 3 (three) months at the time of its  submission to Europol. For EU nationals, the certificates of good conduct must be issued by  the relevant authorities of the country of nationality of the member of the  Contractor’s  Personnel . For non-EU nationals, Europol may accept, on a case-by-case basis, a certificate of  good conduct issued by the country of nationality of the member of the  Contractor’s Personnel or by an EU Member State in which they reside. For the avoidance of doubt, Europol expressly  reserves the right, at its own discretion and without specification of reasons to the  Contractor ,  to reject certificates of good conduct submitted for non-EU nationals and to exercise any of  the options listed at paragraph (4) below, as applicable.  ii. If indicated in the Tender Specifications and/or Special Conditions, a  security clearance at the  level indicated therein . The security clearance must be granted by a competent national  security authority of an EU Member State. Equivalence of a security clearance issued by an EU  Member State to the required level shall be verified by Europol. Security clearances that are  not issued by national security authorities of EU Member States (for example issued by third  countries or international organisations) may be accepted by Europol, only on a case-by-case  basis. Europol expressly reserves the right, at its own discretion and without specification of  reasons to the  Contractor , to reject any security clearance not issued by a national security  authority of an EU Member State and to exercise any of the options listed at paragraph (4)  below, as applicable. Further, Europol shall have the right to reject a member of  Contractor’s  Personnel  whose security clearance is not in line with Europol’s requirements and to exercise  any of the options listed at paragraph (4) below, as applicable. Where a security clearance is  Page 43 of 79  Europol’s initials:  Contractor’s initials:  The obligation to provide a certificate of good conduct will be lifted if the member of the  Contractor’s Personnel providing services under a particular Specific Contract has a security  clearance (at any level) issued and accepted by Europol in accordance with paragraph (ii)  below.  If accepted by Europol, for the tasks foreseen in the  Specific Contract  or  Purchase Order  concerned ,  or for similar tasks (where similarity is determined by Europol) ,  the certificate of  good conduct will be considered valid for the duration of 2 (two) calendar year from the date  of its issuance. Europol shall have the right to reject members of  Contractor’s Personnel (whether EU or non-EU nationals) based on the information stipulated in the certificate of  good conduct and to exercise any of the options listed at paragraph (4) below, as applicable. A  list of EU Member State authorities issuing certificates of good conduct (as well as their title in  the respective languages) was provided with the tender documentation. Confidentiality and Security  Article II-15 