II.16.2.1 Grounds for suspension The Commission may suspend the implementation of the or any part thereof: action if the Commission has evidence that the beneficiary has committed substantial errors, or in the award procedure or while implementing the Agreement irregularities fraud or if the beneficiary fails to comply with its obligations under the Agreement; if the Commission has evidence that the beneficiary has committed systemic or recurrent errors, or serious breach of obligations in other grants irregularities, fraud funded by the Union or the European Atomic Energy Community (‘Euratom’) awarded to the beneficiary under similar conditions and the errors, irregularities, or breach have a material impact on this grant; or fraud if the Commission suspects or breach of substantial errors, irregularities, fraud obligations committed by the beneficiary in the award procedure or while implementing the Agreement and needs to verify whether they have actually occurred. II.16.2.2 Procedure for suspension Step 1 Before suspending implementation of the the Commission must send a — action, to the beneficiary: formal notification informing it of: its intention to suspend the implementation; the reasons for suspension; the necessary conditions for resuming the implementation in the cases referred to in points (a) and (b) of Article II.16.2.1; and inviting it to submit observations within 30 calendar days of receiving the formal notification. If the Commission does not receive observations or decides to pursue the procedure Step 2 — despite the observations it has received, it must send a to the beneficiary formal notification informing it of: the suspension of the implementation; the reasons for suspension; and the final conditions for resuming the implementation in the cases referred to in points (a) and (b) of Article II.16.2.1; or the indicative date of completion of the necessary verification in the case referred to in point (c) of Article II.16.2.1. The suspension takes effect on the day the is received by the formal notification beneficiary or on a later date specified in the formal notification. Otherwise, the Commission must send a to the beneficiary informing formal notification it that it is not continuing the suspension procedure. II.16.2.3 Resuming implementation In to resume the implementation, the beneficiary must meet the notified conditions as soon as possible and must inform the Commission of any progress made.
II.16.2.1 Grounds for suspension The Commission may suspend the implementation of the action or any part thereof: if the Commission has evidence that the beneficiary has committed substantial errors, irregularities or fraud in the award procedure or while implementing the Agreement or if the beneficiary fails to comply with its obligations under the Agreement; if the Commission has evidence that the beneficiary has committed systemic or recurrent errors, irregularities, fraud or serious breach of obligations in other grants funded by the Union or the European Atomic Energy Community (‘Euratom’) awarded to the beneficiary under similar conditions and the errors, irregularities, fraud or breach have a material impact on this grant; or if the Commission suspects substantial errors, irregularities, fraud or breach of obligations committed by the beneficiary in the award procedure or while implementing the Agreement and needs to verify whether they have actually occurred. II.16.2.2 Procedure for suspension Step 1 — Before suspending implementation of the action, the Commission must send a formal notification to the beneficiary: informing it of: its intention to suspend the implementation; the reasons for suspension; the necessary conditions for resuming the implementation in the cases referred to in points (a) and (b) of Article II.16.2.1; and inviting it to submit observations within 30 calendar days of receiving the formal notification. Step 2 — If the Commission does not receive observations or decides to pursue the procedure despite the observations it has received, it must send a formal notification to the beneficiary informing it of: the suspension of the implementation; the reasons for suspension; and the final conditions for resuming the implementation in the cases referred to in points (a) and (b) of Article II.16.2.1; or the indicative date of completion of the necessary verification in the case referred to in point (c) of Article II.16.2.1. The suspension takes effect on the day the formal notification is received by the beneficiary or on a later date specified in the formal notification. Otherwise, the Commission must send a formal notification to the beneficiary informing it that it is not continuing the suspension procedure. II.16.2.3 Resuming implementation In to resume the implementation, the beneficiary must meet the notified conditions as soon as possible and must inform the Commission of any progress made.
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