Regulation 20A Authorisation procedures: decisions and further applicationsF1

Where an application for authorisation is rejected, the applicant must be informed in writing as quickly as possible—

A competent authority must not restrict an applicant from submitting another application solely on the basis of a previously rejected application.

A competent authority must notify the applicant in writing of its decision to grant or refuse an application for authorisation within a reasonable period, and in any event by the end of the processing period specified in the notice sent to the applicant under regulation 20(4).

A competent authority is not required to notify the applicant of its decision to grant the application where it is deemed granted under regulation 19(5).