At the end of each phase, on the basis of the results obtained, the purchaser decides:
1° Either to continue with the innovation partnership, possibly after specifying or modifying, with the agreement of the partner, the objectives of the next phase and the means to be used to achieve them. The initial conditions of the innovation partnership may not be substantially modified on this occasion;
2° Either to terminate the innovation partnership or, where there are several partners, to reduce their number by terminating their contracts.
The innovation partnership mentions this prerogative of the purchaser and defines the conditions for its implementation, in particular its financial consequences and the procedures for selecting the partners with whom it is decided to continue the performance of the partnership.
The performance of each phase is subject to a decision by the purchaser notified to the partner under the conditions set out in the innovation partnership.