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Article 10 - Origin10.1. Save where otherwise provided for in the Special Conditions, supplies must originate in aMember State of the European Union or in an eligible country as stated in the invitation totender.10.2. The Contractor must certify that the goods tendered comply with this requirement,specifying their countries of origin. He may be required to provide more detailed informationin this respect.10.3. The Contractor shall present an official certificate of origin on provisional acceptance.Failure to comply with this obligation shall lead, after formal notice, to termination of thecontract.Article 11 - Performance guarantee11.1. The Contractor shall, together with the return of the countersigned contract, furnish theContracting Authority with a guarantee for the full and proper execution of the contract. Theamount of the guarantee shall be specified in the Special Conditions. It shall be in the rangeof 5 and 10% of the amount of the contract price, including any amounts stipulated inaddenda to the contract.11.2. The performance guarantee shall be held against payment to the Contracting Authority forany loss resulting from the Contractor's failure to perform his contractual obligations fullyand properly.11.3. The performance guarantee, to be approved by the Contracting Authority, shall be in theformat given in Annex V and may be provided in the form of a bank guarantee, a banker'sdraft, a certified cheque, a bond provided by an insurance and/or bonding company or anirrevocable letter of credit.11.4. The performance guarantee shall be denominated in the currency in which the contract ispayable. No payments shall be made in favour of the Contractor prior to the provision of theguarantee. The guarantee shall continue to remain valid until the contract has been fully andproperly performed.11.5. During the execution of the contract, if the natural or legal person providing the guarantee isnot able to abide by his commitments, the guarantee shall cease to be valid. The ContractingAuthority shall give formal notice to the Contractor to provide a new guarantee on the sameterms as the previous one. Should the Contractor fail to provide a new guarantee, theContracting Authority may terminate the contract. Before so doing, the ContractingAuthority shall send a registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, which shall set anew deadline of no less than 15 days from the day of delivery of the letter.11.6. The Contracting Authority shall demand payment from the guarantee of all sums for whichthe guarantor is liable under the guarantee due to the Contractor's default under the contract,in accordance with the terms of the guarantee and up to the value thereof. The guarantorshall, without delay, pay those sums upon demand from the Contracting Authority and maynot raise any objection for any reason whatsoever. Before making any claim under theperformance guarantee, the Contracting Authority shall notify the Contractor stating thenature of the default in respect of which the claim is to be made.11.7. Except for such part as may be specified in the Special Conditions in respect of after-salesservice, the performance guarantee shall be released within 45 days of the issue of the finalacceptance certificate.