Europol Public Information  ii. Europol shall notify the Contractor in writing as soon as possible of any such suspension, giving  the reasons for it. iii. Suspension shall take effect on the date the Formal notification is sent by Europol. The  remaining payment period shall start to run again 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 2 (two) months, the  Contractor may request Europol to justify the continued suspension. iv. Where the payment periods have been suspended following rejection of a document or  Deliverable referred to in sub-paragraph (i) above and the new document or  Deliverable produced by the Contractor as remedy is also rejected, Europol may terminate the underlying  Specific Contract  or  Purchase Order  in accordance with Article II-22 (3, ii) (“Termination”). i. Upon expiry of the payment periods specified in Article I-6 (“Payment”), and without prejudice  to Article II-8 (8) (“Payment and guarantees”) the Contractor 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 shall be the rate in force on  the first day of the month in which the payment period ends, as published in the C series of the  Official Journal of the European Union.  ii. Suspension of the payment period in accordance with paragraph (8) above may not be  considered as a late payment. iii. Interest on late payment covers the period running from the day following the due date for  payment up to and including the date of actual payment as defined at paragraph (2) above.  However, when the calculated interest is lower than or equal to EUR 200 (Two hundred EURO),  it shall be paid to the Contractor only upon request submitted within two months of receiving  late payment.  1. Invoices must contain the  Contractor’s  identification data, the amount, the currency and the date,  as well as the  Framework Contract  and/or  Specific Contract  or  Purchase Order  reference.  2. Invoices shall indicate the place of taxation of the  Contractor  for value added tax (VAT) purposes,  the VAT number and shall specify separately the amounts not including VAT and the amounts  including VAT. Europol is, as a rule, exempt from all taxes and duties, including VAT, pursuant to the  provisions of Articles 3 and 4 of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European  Union.  3. The  Contractor  shall accordingly complete the necessary formalities with the relevant authorities to  ensure that the supplies and services required for performance of the  Framework Contract are  exempt from taxes and duties, including VAT exemption. In order to ensure correct invoicing and  upon request, Europol will provide the  Contractor  with a VAT exemption certificate on the basis of a  signed  Specific Contract  or  Purchase Order , prior to any invoice being issued by the  Contractor .  4. If the  Contractor  is a Dutch registered company, the  Contractor  shall ensure that all invoices issued  to Europol under the  Framework Contract  are including VAT (if applicable), which shall be reclaimed  Page 37 of 79  Europol’s initials:  Contractor’s initials:  Invoices, value-added tax and e-invoicing  Article II- 9  9. Interest on late payment: