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quality or continuity of the services. 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 tha t 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. 
II.18.4. Effects of termination 
The contractor is liable for damage incurred by the contracting authority as a result of the 
termination of the FWC or a specific contract, including the additional cost of appointing 
and contracting another contractor to provide or complete the services, except if the 
damage is a result of a termination in accordance with Article II.18.1(j), (k) or (l) or  Article 
II.18.2. 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 FWC or a specific con tract, including loss of anticipated profits , unless the loss was 
caused by the situation specified in Article II.18.2.  
The contractor must take all appropriate measures to minimise costs, prevent damage and 
cancel or reduce its commitments.  
Within 60 da ys of the date of termination, the contractor must submit any report, 
deliverable or result and any invoice required for services that were provided before the 
date of termination.  
In the case of joint tenders, the contracting authority may terminate the FWC or a specific 
contract with each member of the group separately  on the basis of points (d), (e) or (g) 
of Article II.18.1, under the conditions set out in Article II.11.2 
II.19. Invoices, value added tax and e-invoicing 
II.19.1. Invoices and value added tax 
Invoices must contain the contractor’s (or leader’s in the case of a joint tender) 
identification data, the amount, the currency and the date, as well as the FWC reference 
and reference to the specific contract.  
Invoices must indicate the place of taxation of the contractor (or leader in the case of a 
joint tender) for value added tax (VAT) purposes and must specify separately amounts not 
including VAT and amounts including VAT. 
The contracting authority is exempt from all taxes and duties, including VAT, in accordance 
with Articles 3 and 4 of the Protocol 7 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European 
Union on the privileges and immunities of the European Union. 
The contractor (or leader in the case of a joint tender) must complete the necessary 
formalities with the relevant authorities to ensure that the supplies and services required 
for implementation of the FWC are exempt from taxes and duties, including VAT. 
II.19.2. E-invoicing 
If provided for in the special conditions, t he contractor (or leader in the case of a joint 
tender) submit s invoices in electronic format if the conditions regarding electronic 
signature specified by Directive 2006/112/EC on VAT are fulfilled, i.e. using a qualified