General rules governing the consequences
Article 19
1. The authorising officer responsible shall ask any relevant information from the warning contact person to be able to decide on the consequences set out in this Section. 2. Where on the basis of information provided by OLAF the authorising officer responsible requests the registration of a verification warning under Article 11, the authorising officer responsible shall follow the procedure set out in Article 14 or 15 of this Decision and decide on the consequences in close cooperation with OLAF in line with Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013. 3. When deciding on the consequences, the authorising officer responsible shall take into account the following criteria for all warnings: (a) the risks to the Union's financial interests and image; (b) the amount and duration of the legal commitment; (c) the urgency in the implementation of the legal commitment; (d) the nature of the facts; (e) the seriousness of the facts; and (f) the possible consequences on the implementation of the legal commitment. For exclusion warnings, the authorising officer responsible shall also take into account the nature and seriousness of the grounds for exclusion and the necessity of the continuity of the service. 4. The authorising officer responsible shall, in any case, justify his/her decision on the consequences in writing.