Article 10 Scrutiny of the application

An examination of the application by the F1Secretary of State, as referred to in Article 97(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, shall consist of a check that there are no manifest errors in the application. When examining the application the Secretary of State shall examine the single document in particular. The examination should be completed within a period of 6 months. Where this period is exceeded, the Secretary of State shall inform the applicant in writing of the reasons for the delay.