65The legal basis for the decision rejecting the tender is to be found in Article 94 of the Financial Regulation, reproduced in section 9.1.3 of the specifications, which provides for the exclusion — from the award of contracts — of tenderers who ‘during the award procedure’ are ‘subject to a conflict of interest’. Moreover, the decision rejecting the tender suggests as a definition of conflict of interest the terms of Article II.3.1 of the framework contract, which provides: ‘The Contractor shall take all necessary measures to prevent any situation that could compromise the impartial and objective performance of the Contract Such conflict of interest could arise in particular as a result of economic interest, political or national affinity, family or emotional ties, or any other relevant connection or shared interest’. Article II.3.1 also provides that ‘the Contractor shall ensure that his staff, board and directors are not placed in a situation which could give rise to conflict of interests’.