1.In case of procurement or grant award procedures or contests for prizes, the authorising officer responsible shall exclude a person subject to an exclusion warning from participating in procurement or grant award procedures, unless the conditions set out in Article 106(2) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 are fulfilled, when the person is in a monopoly situation.
2.In case of existing legal commitments, the authorising officer responsible shall decide on the consequences, including any of the following:
(a)to proceed with the implementation of the contract or grant and make any appropriate verifications;
(b)to suspend the time limit for payments in accordance with Article 92(2) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012;
(c)to suspend payments in accordance with Article 208 of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1268/2012;
(d)to suspend implementation of the contract or grant in accordance with Article 116 and Article 135(5) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012;
(e)to terminate the legal commitment if the provision of the legal commitment foresees the termination on the basis of the information for which the warning was registered.
3.If the person is a subcontractor, the authorising officer responsible shall require the tenderer or candidate or the contractor to substitute the subcontractor.