Contract number: [ complete ]  Contract conditions of December 2015  (a)  it has evidence that the contracting authority has committed  substantial errors,  irregularities or fraud in the procedure for awarding the contract or the  performance of the contract; (b)  the contracting authority fails to comply with its obligations, in particular the  obligation to provide the information needed for the contractor to perform the  contract as provided for in the tender specifications. II.17.3. Procedure for termination  II.17.4. Effects of termination  A party must  formally notify  the other party of its intention to terminate the contract and  the grounds for termination. The other party has 30 days following the date of receipt to submit observations, including  the measures it has taken to continue fulfilling its contractual obligations. Failing that, the  decision to terminate becomes enforceable the day after the time limit for submitting  observations has elapsed. If the other party submits observations, the party intending to terminate must  formally  notify it either of the withdrawal of its intention to terminate or of its final decision to  terminate. In the cases referred to in points (a) to (d) and (g) to (i) of Article II.17.1 and in Article  II.17.2, the date on which the termination takes effect must be specified in the  formal  notification .  In the cases referred to in points (e), (f) and (j) of Article II.17.1, the termination takes  effect on the day following the date on which the contractor receives  notification of  termination. In addition, at the request of the contracting authority and regardless of the grounds for  termination, the contractor must provide all necessary assistance, including information,  documents and files, to allow the contracting authority to complete, continue or transfer  the delivery of the supplies to a new contractor or internally, without interruption or  adverse effect on the quality or continuity of the delivery of the supplies. The parties may  agree to draw up a transition plan detailing the contractor’s assistance unless such plan is  already detailed in other contractual documents or in the tender specifications. The  contractor must provide such assistance at no additional cost, except if it can demonstrate  that it requires substantial additional resources or means, in which case it must provide an  estimate of the costs involved and the parties will negotiate an arrangement in good faith.  The contractor is liable for damage incurred by the contracting authority as a result of the  termination of the contract including the cost of appointing another contractor to provide  or complete the supplies, unless the damage was caused by the situation specified in  Article II.17.1 (j) or in Article II.17.2. The contracting authority may claim compensation  for such damage. The contractor is not entitled to compensation for any loss resulting from the termination  of the contract, including loss of anticipated profits, unless the loss was caused by the  situation specified in Article II.17.2. 26 