S.L. 439.13 Art. 42Authorisation decisions.

(1) The Department shall take a decision regarding the authorisation which shall be communicated to the applicant forty working days at the latest from the receipt of the complete and correct application. This period shall include the project evaluation.

(2) When duly justified by the complexity or the multi-disciplinary nature of the project, the Department may extend the period referred to in sub-regulation (1) once, by an additional period not exceeding fifteen working days. The extension and its duration shall be duly motivated and shall be notified to the applicant before the expiry of the period referred to in sub-regulation (1).

(3) The Department shall acknowledge to the applicant all applications for authorisations immediately as possible, and shall indicate the period referred to in sub-regulation (1) within which the decision is to be taken.

(4) In the case of an incomplete or incorrect application, the Department shall immediately inform the applicant of the need to supply any additional documentation and of any possible effects on the running of the applicable time period.