Licence granting procedure
Article 3
1. An operator or user shall submit to the competent authority an application to obtain a licence referred to in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 or Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 111/2005, electronically or in writing as prescribed by the Member State concerned. An application shall be deemed to be complete when it contains all the information listed in Article 3(2)(b) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/1011 ( 4 ) . 2. When assessing an application to obtain a licence, the competent authority may also take into consideration the results of any previous assessments or audits carried out on the applying operator holding the status of Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) as defined in Article 5a of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 ( 5 ) , to the extent they are relevant for the examination of the conditions for granting a licence. By derogation from Article 3(1) of this Regulation, the competent authority may authorise operators holding the status of AEO not to submit all the information listed in Article 3(2)(b) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/1011 when they are submitting an application. 3. The competent authority shall first assess the completeness of an application. Where an application is not deemed to be complete, the competent authority shall indicate so to the applicant and invite that applicant to provide any missing or relevant additional information. Where an application is deemed to be complete, the competent authority shall confirm the receipt of a complete application to the applicant. 4. The competent authority shall take a decision to grant or not to grant a licence within 60 working days from the date of receipt of a complete application in the case of a new licence, and within 30 working days in the case of a renewal of a licence. 5. Any decision not to grant a licence shall be reasoned and notified to the applicant electronically or in writing. 6. The licence may cover the operations referred to in Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 and Regulation (EC) No 111/2005.