Division 3

Upon receipt of the proposal or the exemption request the F1Secretary of State must without delay endeavour to consult the competent authorities and, where they are not the competent authorities, the national regulatory authorities, of the F2member State that could, in accordance with the risk assessment, benefit from the reverse flow capacityF3... on the proposal or the exemption request. The authorities consulted may issue an opinion within four months of receipt of the consultation request.