- FINANCIAL PENALTIES By virtue of the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities, any beneficiary declared to be in grave breach of his obligations shall be liable to financial penalties of between 2% and 10% of the value of the grant in question, with due regard for the principle of proportionality. This rate may be increased to between 4% and 20% in the event of a repeated breach in the five years following the first. The beneficiary shall be notified in writing of any decision by the Commission to apply such financial penalties.
Forecasting Penalties The Forecasting Penalty shall be equal to the greater of (A) one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the Contract Price or (B) the absolute value of the Real-Time Price, in each case for each MWh of Energy Deviation outside the Performance Tolerance Band, or any portion thereof, in every hour for which Seller fails to meet the requirements in Section 4.6(c)(i). Settlement of Forecasting Penalties shall occur as set forth in Section 6.1 of this Agreement.