Article 45 Decisions on applications for aid for private storage fixed in advanceC1

For products already in storage, an admissible application shall be deemed to have been accepted on the eighth working day following the date of receipt of that application, provided that the F1appropriate authority does not adopt a decision in accordance with paragraph 3 in the interim.

For products that are not already stored, decisions on acceptance of an admissible application shall be notified by the paying agency to the operator on the eighth working day following the date of receipt of that application, provided that the appropriate authority does not adopt a decision in accordance with paragraph 3 in the interim.

Where an examination of the situation reveals that excessive use has been made of the aid for private storage scheme, or that there is a risk of excessive use or speculation, the appropriate authority mayF2... decide to:

By way of derogation from Article 2(6), an operator to whom point (b) of the first subparagraph applies may withdraw his application within 10 working days of the date of entry into force of the decision setting the percentage reduction.

 This Article does not apply in relation to private storage aid schemes in Wales.