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PRELIMINARY PROVISIONSArticle 1 - Definitions1.1. The headings and titles in these General Conditions shall not be taken as part thereof or be takeninto consideration in the interpretation of the contract.1.2. Where the context so permits, words in the singular shall be deemed to include the plural andvice versa, and words in the masculine shall be deemed to include the feminine and vice versa.1.3. Words designating persons or parties shall include firms and companies and any organizationhaving legal capacity.1.4. The definitions of the terms used throughout this General Conditions are laid down in the"Glossary of terms", annex A1 to the Practical Guide to contract procedures for EC external actions,which forms an integral part of this contract.Article 2 - Law and language of the contract2.1. The Special Conditions shall specify the law governing all matters not covered by the contract.2.2. The contract and all written communications between the parties will be drafted in the languageof the procedure.Article 3 - Order of precedence of contract documents3.1. Save where otherwise provided in the special conditions, the contract is made up of the followingdocuments, in order of precedence:a) the contract agreement;b) the Special Conditions;c) the General Conditions (Annex I);d) the Technical Specifications (Annex II) including clarifications before the deadline for submissionof tenders and minutes from the information meeting/site visit;e) the Technical Offer (Annex III), including clarifications from the Contractor provided duringtender evaluation;f) the budget breakdown (Annex IV);g) specified forms and other relevant documents (Annex V)Addenda have the order of precedence of the document they are modifying.3.2. The various documents making up the contract shall be deemed to be mutually explanatory; incases of ambiguity or divergence, they should be read in the order in which they appear above.Article 4 - Communications4.1. Communications between the Contracting Authority and/or the Project Manager on the one hand,and the Contractor on the other, shall be exclusively in writing. Unless otherwise specified in theSpecial Conditions, communications between the Contracting Authority and/or the Project Manageron the one hand, and the Contractor on the other hand, shall be sent by post, cable, telex, faxtransmission, or delivered by hand, to the addresses designated by the Parties for that purpose.4.2. If the person sending a communication requires acknowledgement of receipt, he/she shallindicate this in his communication. Whenever there is a deadline for the receipt of a written24