Paragraph 3 Decision on application
Where the deposit management organisation receives an application under paragraph 2, it must, within a reasonable period of receiving the application—
decide whether to grant or refuse the application, and
notify the applicant of its decision.
The deposit management organisation may grant or refuse the application under sub-paragraph (1)(a) before 1st October 2027.
A notice under sub-paragraph (1)(b) must—
where the deposit management organisation grants the application, specify the date on which the authorisation takes effect;
where the deposit management organisation refuses the application, state the reasons for that decision and—
notify the applicant that the authorisation to operate a return point has been refused;
state that the applicant has a right under regulation 76 to apply to the deposit management organisation to review its decision.