text: The contracting authority must*notify*the contractor (or leader in the case of joint tender) 
  as soon as possible of any such suspension, giving the reasons for it. In cases b) and c) 
  referred above, the contracting authority shall notify the contractor (or leader in case of a 
  joint tender) the time limits to submit additional information or corrections or a new version 
  of the documents or deliverables if the contracting authority requires it. 
  
  Suspension takes effect on the date the contracting authority sends the*notification*. The 
  remaining payment period resumes from the date on which the requested information or 
  revised documents are received or the necessary further verification, including on-the-spot 
  checks, is carried out. Where the suspension period exceeds two months, the contractor 
  (or leader in the case of a joint tender) may request the contracting authority to justify the 
  continued suspension. 
  
  Where the payment periods have been suspended following rejection of a document 
  referred to in the first paragraph of this Article and the new document produced is also 
  rejected, the contracting authority reserves the right to terminate the specific contract in 
  accordance with Article II.18.1(c)*.*
  
  **II.21.8. Interest on late payment**
  
  On expiry of the payment periods specified in Article I.6, the contractor (or leader in the 
  case of a joint tender) is entitled to interest on late payment at the rate applied by the 
  European Central Bank for its main refinancing operations in euros (the reference rate) 
  plus eight points. The reference rate is the rate in force, as published in the C series of the 
  *Official Journal of the European Union,*on the first day of the month in which the payment 
  period ends. 