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The contractor remains responsible for all its rights and obligations under the EC contract, also for the tasks carried out by a subcontractor. The contractor must ensure that the intellectual property that may be generated by a subcontractor reverts to the contractor so that it can meet its obligations under the EC contract. In addition, the EC contract requires that the contractor impose a certain number of conditions in its subcontract with the subcontractor, these include aspects relating to audits by the Commission and the Court of Auditors etc.