Processing of initial applications
Article 4
1. Once the application has been registered, an acknowledgement of receipt shall be sent to the applicant, unless a reply is sent immediately. The acknowledgement of receipt and the reply shall be sent in writing, where appropriate in electronic form. 2. Subject to the provisions of Article 9 of this decision, the Administration Department shall have the power to decide on the action to be taken with regard to initial applications. To that end, a member of staff shall be assigned to process applications for access and to coordinate replies. The applicant shall be informed of the outcome of its application. Any reply which is even partly negative shall inform the applicant of its right to submit, within 15 working days from receipt of the reply, a confirmatory application to the Centre. 3. In the event of a total or partial refusal, the applicant may, within 15 working days of receiving the Centre’s reply, make a confirmatory application asking the Centre to reconsider its position. 4. Failure by the Centre to reply within the prescribed time-limit shall entitle the applicant to make a confirmatory application.