Article 8 Issue and use of documents

Documents shall be issued and used in accordance with the provisions and under the conditions laid down in this Regulation and in Regulation (EC) No 338/97, and in particular in Article 11(1) to (4) of the latter Regulation. F2Permits, certificates and labels may be issued in paper format or in electronic format, or both, by the management authority and by the competent authority of a third country.

In order to ensure compliance with those Regulations and with the provisions of F3United Kingdom legislation (as that legislation applies in Great Britain) adopted for their implementation, the F4... management authority may impose stipulations, conditions and requirements, which shall be set out in the documents concerned.

The use of documents shall be without prejudice to any other formalities relating to the movement of goods within F5Great Britain, to the introduction of goods into Great Britain or to their export or re-export therefrom, or to the issue of the documents used for such formalities.

F6The management authority shall decide on the issue of permits and certificates within one month of the date of submission of a complete application.

However, where the F7... management authority consults third parties, such a decision may be taken only after the satisfactory completion of such consultation. Applicants shall be notified of significant delays in processing their applications.