text: *a specific contract*or any part of it: 
  
  (a) if the procedure for awarding the FWC or a specific contract or the*implementation of*
  *the FWC*proves to have been subject to*irregularities, fraud or breach of obligations*; 
  
  (b) in order to verify whether the presumed*irregularities, fraud*or*breach of obligations*
  have actually occurred. 
  
  The contracting authority must*formally notify*the contractor of the suspension and the 
  reasons for it. Suspension takes effect on the date of*formal notification*, or at a later date 
  if the*formal notification*so provides. 
  
  The contracting authority must*notify*the contractor as soon as the verification is 
  completed whether: 
  
  (a) it is lifting the suspension; or 
  (b) it intends to terminate the FWC or a specific contract under Article II.18.1(f) or 
  (j). 
  
  The contractor is not entitled to compensation for suspension of any part of the FWC or a 
  specific contract. 
  
  The contracting authority may in addition suspend the time allowed for payments in 
  accordance with Article II.21.7. 
  
  **II.18. Termination of the FWC**
  
  **II.18.1. Grounds for termination by the contracting authority**
  
  The contracting authority may terminate the FWC or any on-going specific contract in the 
  following circumstances: 