1 Amendments of Bart STAES related to 2006/0143(COD)
Amendment 17 #
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. In duly justified cases wWhere the Authority requests additional information from applicants, the period referred to in Article 5(1) may be extended. After consulting the applicant, the Authority shall lay down a period within which this information can be provided and shall inform the Commission of the additional period needed. If the Commission does not object within eight working days of being informed by the Authority, the period referred to in Article 5(1) shall be automatically extended by the additional period. The Commission shall inform the Member States of the extension.