Contract no: [complete]  The contracting authority may do any of the following:  The contractor must also ensure that the persons referred to above are not placed in a situation  which could give rise to conflicts of interest. II.6.6 The contracting authority is not liable for any loss or damage caused to the contractor during or  as a consequence of  implementation of the FWC , unless the loss or damage was caused by  wilful misconduct or gross negligence of the contracting authority.  II.7.1 The contractor must take all the necessary measures to prevent any situation of  conflict of  interest  or  professional conflicting interest . II.7.2 The contractor must  notify  the contracting authority in writing as soon as possible of any situation  that could constitute a  conflict of interest  or a  professional conflicting interest  during the  implementation of the FWC . The contractor must immediately take action to rectify the situation. a) verify that the contractor’s action is appropriate; b) require the contractor to take further action within a specified deadline; c)  decide not to award a  specific contract  to the contractor. II.7.3  The contractor must pass on all the relevant obligations in writing to:  a) its personnel ;  b) any natural person with the power to represent it or take decisions on its behalf; c)  third parties involved in the  implementation of the FWC , including subcontractors. II.8.1.  The contracting authority and the contractor must treat with confidentiality any information or  documents, in any format, disclosed in writing or orally, relating to the  implementation of the  FWC  and identified in writing as confidential.  II.8.2.  Each party must:  a) not use confidential information or documents  for any purpose other than to perform its  obligations under the FWC or a  specific contract  without the prior written agreement of the other  party; b) ensure the protection of such  confidential information or documents  with the same level of  protection as its own  confidential information or documents  and in any case with due diligence; c)  not disclose, directly or indirectly,  confidential information or documents  to third parties without  the prior written agreement of the other party.  II.8.3  The confidentiality obligations set out in this Article are binding on the contracting authority and  the contractor during the  implementation of the FWC  and for as long as the information or  documents remain confidential unless: a) the disclosing party agrees to release the receiving party from the confidentiality obligation  earlier;  b) the confidential information or documents  become public through other means than a breach of  the confidentiality obligation;  c)  the applicable law requires the disclosure of the  confidential information or documents . 18 II.8. CONFIDENTIALITY  II.7. CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND PROFESSIONAL CONFLICTING INTERESTS  EC - FWC services Dec 2018 