In order to encourage financial discipline, it is appropriate to define the arrangements for decommitment of any part of the budgetary commitment in a programme, in particular where an amount can be excluded from decommitment, in particular where delays in implementation result from circumstances which are independent of the party concerned, abnormal or unforeseeable and the consequences of which cannot be avoided despite the diligence shown, as well as in a situation in which a request for payment has been made but for which the payment deadline has been interrupted or the payment suspended.
D'fhonn smacht airgeadais a spreagadh, is iomchuí sainiú a dhéanamh ar na socruithe le haghaidh cuid ar bith den cheangaltas buiséadach a shaoradh i gclár, go háirithe i gcás ina bhféadfar méid a eisiamh ón saoradh sin, go háirithe i gcás ina mbíonn moill ar chur chun feidhme mar thoradh ar imthosca atá neamhspleách ar an bpáirtí lena mbaineann, ar imthosca neamhghnácha nó ar imthosca nach féidir a thuar agus nach féidir a n-iarmhairtí a sheachaint d'ainneoin na dúthrachta a caitheadh, mar aon le staid ina ndearnadh iarraidh ar íocaíocht, ach a ndearnadh an spriocdháta le haghaidh íocaíochta ina leith a bhriseadh nó a ndearnadh an íocaíocht ina leith a chur ar fionraí.