1. The rapporteur Member State shall deem an application admissible if it satisfies the following criteria:
(a)
it has been submitted by the date set out, in accordance with the format and using the central submission system referred to in Article 8(1);
(b)
it contains all the elements set out in Article 11;
(c)
it contains all studies, in full, that have been previously notified in accordance with Article 32b of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002;
(d)
the relevant fee as set by the rapporteur Member State in accordance with Article 74 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 has been paid.
2. The rapporteur Member State shall, within 45 days following the date specified in Article 8(1), inform the applicant, the co-rapporteur Member State, the Commission, and the Authority of the date of receipt of the application and of its admissibility.
3. If the application is not submitted by the date set out in Article 8(1), the rapporteur Member State shall promptly inform the applicant, the co-rapporteur Member State, the Commission, the other Member States and the Authority that the application is deemed inadmissible due to a missed deadline.
4. If an application is submitted by the date set out in Article 8(1), but does not satisfy the criteria set out in paragraph 1, point (b) or (d), the rapporteur Member State shall notify the applicant within 1 month from the date of receipt of the application of the specific elements that are missing and set a 14-day period for the submission of the missing elements via the central submission system referred to in Article 8(1).
5. If an application is submitted by the date set out in Article 8(1), but the application does not satisfy the criteria set out in paragraph 1, point (c), the rapporteur Member State shall, in cooperation with the Authority, inform the applicant within 1 month from the date of receipt of the application. The applicant shall be given a 14-day period to provide a valid justification for this non-compliance.
6. If the missing elements referred to in paragraph 4 or the valid justification referred to in paragraph 5 are not provided within the 14-day period, the application shall be deemed inadmissible and Article 32b(5) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 shall apply.
7. In case of such inadmissibility, the rapporteur Member State shall promptly inform the applicant, the co-rapporteur Member State, the Commission, the other Member States, and the Authority that the application is deemed inadmissible and of the reasons for the inadmissibility.
8. The assessment of the admissibility of a resubmitted application shall only commence after the 6-month period mentioned in Article 32b(5) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 has elapsed following the notification of the necessary studies and/or submission of studies, as applicable.