Contract conditions of December 2015  Contract number: [ complete ]  II.17. TERMINATION OF THE CONTRACT  II.17.1. Grounds for termination by the contracting authority  II.17.2. Grounds for termination by the contractor  (b)  it intends to terminate the contract under Article II.17.1(f) or (j).  The contractor is not entitled to compensation for suspension of any part of the contract.  The contracting authority may terminate the contract in the following circumstances:  (a)  if provision of the supplies under the contract has not actually started within 15  days of the scheduled date and the contracting authority considers the new date proposed,  if any, unacceptable, taking into account Article II.11.2;  (b)  if the contractor is unable, through its own fault, to obtain any permit or licence  required for  performance of the contract ;  (c)  if the contractor does not perform the contract in accordance with the tender  specifications or is in breach of another substantial contractual obligation. (d)  if the contractor or any person that assumes unlimited liability for the debts of the  contractor is in one of the situations provided for in points (a) and (b) of Article 106(1) of  the Financial Regulation ;  (e)  if the contractor or any  related person  is subject to any of the situations provided  for in points (c) to (f) of Article 106(1) or to Article 106(2) of the Financial Regulation.  (f)  if the procedure for awarding the contract or the  performance of the contract  prove  to have been subject to  substantial errors, irregularities or fraud ;  (g)  if the contractor does not comply with applicable obligations under environmental,  social and labour law established by Union and Community law, national law, collective  agreements or by the international environmental, social and labour law provisions listed  in Annex X to Directive 2014/24/EU; (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; (i)  if a change to the contractor’s legal, financial, technical, organisational or  ownership situation is likely to substantially affect the  performance of the contract or  substantially modify the conditions under which the contract was initially awarded;  (j)  in the event of  force majeure , where either resuming implementation is  impossible or the necessary ensuing amendments to the contract would mean that  the tender specifications are no longer fulfilled or result in unequal treatment of  tenderers or contractors;  The contractor may terminate the contract if: 25 