Regulation 20B Authorisation procedures: status updates and other processing requirementsF1

A competent authority must, on request by an applicant, provide the applicant with information concerning the status of its application for authorisation without undue delay.

A competent authority must, where reasonably practicable, ensure that applications for authorisation may be submitted and processed throughout the year.

Where a competent authority requires an applicant to apply for an authorisation within a specified period, it must ensure that the period is sufficient to allow the application to be submitted before the period ends.