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1. The Commission may interrupt the payment deadline, except for pre-financing, for a maximum period of 6 months where any of the following conditions is met: there is evidence to suggest a serious deficiency for which corrective measures have not been taken; the Commission has to carry out additional verifications following receipt of information that expenditure in a payment application may be linked to an irregularity.
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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-28 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.