SECTION 181

(1) Where the Administration’s contracting partner fails to comply with the provisions of Article 180 of this code, the Project Owner may: (a) prescribe full or partial State supervision at the expense and risk of the said Administration’s contracting partner; (b) or terminate the contract against and at the cost and risk of the Administration’s contracting partner. (2) The terms and conditions for terminating public contracts and the effects thereof shall be laid down in the General Administrative Clauses, subject to the provisions of Articles 185, 186 and 187 of this code. Paragraph 2 Grounds for Termination ARTlCLE 182: The Project Owner shall automatically terminate a contract in one of the following cases: (a) death of the allotee. In this case, the Project Owner may, where applicable, authorize that the proposals made by the rightful claimants to continue service provision be accepted; (b) bankruptcy of the allotee. In this case, the Project Owner may, where applicable, accept proposals that could be made by creditors to continue service provision; (c) judicial liquidation, if the Administration’s contracting partner is not authorized by the court to continue operating his business; (d) in case of sub-contracting, co-contracting or subsidiary orders, without the prior authorization of the Project Owner or the Delegated Project Owner; (e) default by the Administration’s contracting partner duly established and notified by the Project Owner or the Delegated Project Owner; (f) failure to comply with labour laws and regulations; (g) significant price variation under the conditions laid down by the General Administrative Clauses, due to changes in economic conditions or in the initial quantities of the contract; (h) duly established fraudulent and corrupt practices.