In the event of legal proceedings or of an administrative appeal having suspensory effect, the period for automatic decommitment referred to in paragraph 1 or paragraph 2 shall, in respect of the amount relating to the operations concerned, be interrupted for the duration of those proceedings or that administrative appeal, provided that the Commission receives a substantiated notification from the Member State by 31 December of year N + 3.
I gcás aon imeachtaí dlíthiúla nó i gcás achomhairc riaracháin a bhfuil éifeacht fionraíochta acu, cuirfear isteach ar an tréimhse um saoradh uathoibríoch dá dtagraítear i mír 1 agus mír 2, i ndáil leis an méid a bhaineann leis na hoibríochtaí lena mbaineann, ar feadh na n-imeachtaí sin nó an achomhairc riaracháin sin, ar choinníoll go bhfaigheann an Coimisiún fógra réasúnaithe a bhfuil bonn cuí leis ón mBallstát faoin 31 Nollaig sa bhliain N + 3.