Article 6 5.

Where a competent authority intends to suspend the validity of a registration number or numbers pursuant to paragraphs 3 or 4, or withdraw the number or numbers pursuant to paragraph 6, it shall notify the host in writing stating the reasons for that intention. The host shall be given the opportunity to be heard and, where appropriate, to rectify the information or documentation in question within a reasonable period to be specified by the competent authority. Where, after hearing the host, the competent authority confirms its intention to suspend, or withdraw, the validity of a registration number or numbers, it shall notify the host in writing of the decision to suspend the validity of a registration number or numbers, accompanied by a copy of the order referred to in paragraphs 3 or 4, or of the decision to withdraw the registration number or numbers, accompanied by a copy of the order in accordance with paragraph 6.