 2019  Contract number: [ complete ]  II.21.7  Suspension of the time allowed for payment  II.21.8  Interest on late payment  II.22. REIMBURSEMENTS  II.22.1 If provided for in the special conditions or in the tender specifications, the contracting  authority must reimburse expenses directly connected with the provision of the  services either when the contractor provides it with supporting documents or on the  basis of flat rates.  (a) because it does not comply with the FWC; (b) because the contractor has not produced the appropriate documents or deliverables; or (c) because the contracting authority has observations on the documents or deliverables  submitted with the invoice. The contracting authority may suspend the payment periods specified in Article I.6 at any time  by  notifying  the contractor (or leader in the case of a joint tender) that its invoice cannot be  processed. The reasons the contracting authority may cite for not being able to process an  invoice are:  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.  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) . 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. 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.  Suspension of the payment period as provided for in Article II.21.7 is not considered as giving  rise to late payment. Interest on late payment covers the period running from the day following the due date for  payment up to and including the date of payment as defined in Article II.21.1.  However, when the calculated interest is EUR 200 or less, it must be paid to the contractor (or  leader in the case of a joint tender) only if it requests it within two months of receiving late  payment.  36 