Regulation 281. Penalties

(a) the imposition of fines on the authority responsible for the tendering process and the contracting authority or the central government authority, as the case may be, in the amount of fifteen per cent of the tender value but not exceeding fifty thousand euro (€50,000); or

(b) the shortening of the duration of the contract: Provided that the award of damages prescribed in regulation 278 shall not be considered as an appropriate alternative penalty for the purposes of this regulation.