Beginning of time periods
1. Without prejudice to paragraph 2, the time limits under Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 and this Regulation shall be calculated in accordance with Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1182/71.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, time periods shall begin running on the working day following the event to which the relevant provision of Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 or this Regulation refers.
3. Where a document does not comply with the requirements regarding format and length laid down in Annex II to this Regulation, time periods shall not start running until the document is put in order in accordance with a request by the Commission pursuant to Article 4(3)
Setting of time limits
1. Where the Commission sets a time-limit under Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 or this Regulation, it shall have due regard to all relevant elements of fact and law and all the interests concerned, in particular the possibility for individuals to exercise their right to be heard and the expediency of the proceedings.
2. Where appropriate and upon reasoned request by the undertakings or associations of undertakings concerned before the expiry of the time-limit set by the Commission pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 or this Regulation, a time-limit may be extended. In deciding whether to grant such extension, the Commission shall assess whether the reasoned request is sufficiently substantiated and whether the requested extension is liable to endanger compliance with the applicable procedural time limits laid down in Regulation (EU) 2022/1925.
