Interruption of the payment deadline
Article 42
1. In accordance with Article 96(4) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, the Commission may interrupt the payment deadline for all or part of a payment application in the case of non-compliance by a Member State with the rules applicable under the CFP, if the non-compliance is liable to affect the expenditure contained in a payment application for which the interim payment is requested. 2. Prior to the interruption referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall inform the Member State concerned about the non-compliance and give it the opportunity to present observations within a reasonable period of time. 3. The interruption referred to in paragraph 1 shall be proportionate to the nature, gravity, duration and repetition of the non-compliance. 4. The Commission may adopt implementing acts to define the cases of non-compliance referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 63(2).