Interruption of payments. (1) Notwithstanding the time limit[s] for payments set out in Article 33(4), the Commission may interrupt payments to the IPA II beneficiary fully or partially for the purpose of carrying out further checks where: (a) reliable information comes to the notice of the Commission indicating a significant deficiency in the functioning of the internal control system or that the expenditure certified by the entity concerned is linked to a serious irregularity and has not been corrected; (b) the interruption is necessary to prevent significant damage to the financial interests of the Union. (2) The Commission may limit the interruption to the part of the expenditure covered by the payment claim affected by the elements referred to in paragraph 1. The Commission shall inform the IPA II beneficiary immediately of the reason of interruption and shall ask for its immediate observations and to remedy the situation if necessary. The interruption shall be ended by the Commission as soon as the necessary measures have been taken.
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Samples: Framework Agreement, Framework Agreement, Framework Agreement
