Application of time limits
Article 24
1. The time limits laid down in this Regulation shall run from the day following receipt of the Commission's communication or delivery thereof by hand. 2. In the case of a communication addressed to the Commission, the relevant time limits shall be deemed to have been met when that communication has been dispatched by registered post before the relevant time limit expires. 3. In setting the time limits, the Commission shall have regard both to due process rights and the specific circumstances of each decision-making procedure under this Regulation. 4. Where appropriate and upon reasoned request made before the expiry of the original time limit, time limits may be extended.