Article 7 Statement of findings and right to be heard

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Summary What does Article 7 of the RTS on pecuniary sanctions and administrative measures say?

This article establishes the procedural safeguards that supervisors must follow before imposing a periodic penalty payment.

It sets out a mandatory pre-decision step — the issuance of a statement of findings — ensuring that the party concerned has a formal opportunity to respond before any penalty is finalised.

This article works in close conjunction with Article 6, which governs the broader administrative process for periodic penalty payments, and with Article 8, which governs the decision itself.

Important points:

Supervisors are required to issue a statement of findings to the concerned party before imposing a periodic penalty payment, including the reasons and the amount to be used for its calculation.
The concerned party — whether a natural or legal person — has up to four weeks to submit a written response, after which the supervisor is not obliged to consider late submissions.
The right to be heard of the concerned party must be fully respected throughout this process.

Springlex's summary of the article, a reading aid, not a substitute for the legal text.

1. Before making a decision to impose a periodic penalty payment pursuant to Article 57 of Directive (EU) 2024/1640, supervisors shall submit a statement of findings to the natural person or legal person concerned, setting out the reasons for justifying the imposition of the proposed periodic penalty payment and the amount to be used for its calculation.
1. The statement of findings shall set a time limit of up to four weeks within which the natural person or legal person concerned may make written submissions.
1. The supervisor shall not be obliged to take into account written submissions received after the expiry of that time limit for deciding on the periodic penalty payment.
1. The right to be heard of the natural person or legal persons concerned shall be fully respected in compliance with the administrative process specified in Article 6(1).

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