(1) If, in the course of a procurement procedure before the conclusion of a contract, the Federal Government receives a notice from the European Commission informing it of a severe violation of EU law in the area of awarding public contracts or concessions which must be remedied, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy shall inform the contracting authority accordingly.
(2) Within 14 calendar days from receipt of this notice, the contracting authority is obliged to submit to the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy a detailed description of the facts of the case and state whether the alleged violation has been remedied or provide reasons why it has not been remedied, and whether the procurement procedure is subject to review proceedings or has been suspended for other reasons.
(3) If the procurement procedure is subject to review proceedings or has been suspended, the contracting authority shall inform the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy without delay of the outcome of said proceedings.