Article 6
Examination of the request 1. In conducting its examination, the Commission may, where appropriate, request additional information from the applicant and/or carry out on-the-spot verifications. The examination will normally cover a period of not less than six months prior to the receipt of the request. 2. Any party under examination shall ensure that, at any time, essential bicycle parts which it declares for free circulation are either used in its assembly operations, destroyed, or re-exported. It shall keep records of the essential bicycle parts delivered to it - and of the use made of them. These records shall be retained for at least three years. The records and any necessary additional evidence and information shall be communicated to the Commission upon request. 3. The examination of the merits of a request shall normally be concluded within twelve months after notification pursuant to Article 4 (5). 4. Before a decision is adopted pursuant to Article 7, the applicant shall be informed of the Commission's conclusions on the merits of the request and shall be given an opportunity to comment thereon.