Article 148U.K.Communications
1.Without prejudice to any specific provisions of this Regulation, all communications to be made by Member States to the Commission under this Regulation shall be made by the means and in the format specified by the Commission.
Communications not made by the specified means and in the specified format may be considered as not made at all, without prejudice to paragraph 3.
2.Without prejudice to any specific provisions of this Regulation. Member States shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are able to meet the deadlines for communications set out in this Regulation.
3.If a Member State fails to make a communication as required under this Regulation or Regulation (EC) No 1182/2007 or if the communication appears incorrect in the light of objective facts in the Commission's possession, the Commission may suspend part or all of the monthly payments referred to in Article 14 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005(1) as regards the fruit and vegetables sector until the communication is correctly made.