Regulation 16 I1

in point (a) for “competent authority of a Member State” substitute “ appropriate authority ”;

for point (b) substitute—

“(b)

The appropriate authority must acknowledge receipt of the application in writing to the applicant within 14 days of its receipt. The acknowledgement must state the date of receipt of the application;”;

for point (c) substitute—

“(c)

The appropriate authority must inform the Authority of the application without delay and make the application and any supporting information supplied by the applicant available to the Authority.”.