In cases of fraud, corruption or any other illegal activity affecting the financial interests of the Union which are not yet subject to a final judgment, it should be possible for the authorising officer responsible to defer the notification of the person or entity and for the panel to defer the right of the person or entity to submit its observations.
I gcásanna ina mbeidh calaois, éilliú nó aon ghníomhaíocht neamhdhleathach eile ann a dhéanfadh difear do leasanna airgeadais an Aontais nach bhfuil fós faoi réir breithiúnas críochnaitheach, ba cheart an fhéidearthacht a bheith ann don oifigeach údarúcháin atá freagrach an fógra don duine nó don eintiteas a iarchur agus don phainéal ceart an duine nó an eintitis a chuid nó a cuid barúlacha a chur in iúl a iarchur.