Article 18 Issuing of an APEO certificate

The F1fisheries administration must issue the APEO certificate in accordance with the specimen set out in Annex VIII.

The APEO certificate shall be issued within 90 calendar days starting from the date of receipt of all the information necessary in accordance with Article 14.

The period of 90 calendar days provided for in paragraph 2 may be extended by one further period of 30 calendar days where the competent authority is unable to meet the deadline. In such cases, the F2fisheries administration must, before the expiry of the period referred to in paragraph 2, inform the applicant of the reasons for the extension.

The period provided for in paragraph 2 may also be extended if, in the course of the examination of the compliance with the criteria laid down in Articles 9 to 13, the applicant carries out adjustments in order to satisfy those criteria and communicates them to the competent authority.