http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/514/article/42Regulation (EU) No 514/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 laying down general provisions on the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund and on the instrument for financial support for police cooperation, preventing and combating crime, and crisis managementRegulation (EU) No 514/2014 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EU) No 514/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 laying down general provisions on the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund and on the instrument for financial support for police cooperation, preventing and combating crime, and crisis management2020-12-12King's Printer of Acts of Parliamenthttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/eu-exit/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02014R0514-20201027texttext/xmlen2020-10-27 CHAPTER IV <Strong>NATIONAL PROGRAMMES</Strong> SECTION 3 <Strong> <Emphasis>Financial Management</Emphasis> </Strong> Suspension of payments Article 42 1 All or part of the annual balance may be suspended by the Commission where: a there is a serious deficiency in the effective functioning of the management and control system of the national programme which has put at risk the Union contribution to the national programme, and for which corrective measures have not been taken; b expenditure in the annual accounts is linked to an irregularity having serious financial consequences which has not been corrected; or c the Member State has failed to take the necessary action to remedy the situation giving rise to an interruption under Article 41. 2 The Commission may decide to suspend all or part of an annual balance after having given the Member State concerned the opportunity to present its observations. 3 The Commission shall end the suspension of all or part of an annual balance where the Member State concerned has taken the necessary measures to enable the suspension to be lifted.