Application for recognition of a best practice
Article 8
1. An application submitted in accordance with Article 8(1) of Regulation (EU) No 511/2014 shall be made to the Commission by providing the information and supporting documentation specified in Annex IV to this Regulation. 2. An interested party that does not represent users but is involved in the access, collection, transfer or commercialisation of genetic resources or in developing measures and policy related to genetic resources shall provide with its application information, as specified in Annex IV to this Regulation, on its legitimate interest in developing and overseeing a combination of procedures, tools or mechanisms, which, when effectively implemented by a user, enables that user to comply with the obligations provided for in Articles 4 and 7 of Regulation (EU) No 511/2014. 3. The Commission shall send a copy of the application and supporting documentation to the competent authorities of all the Member States. 4. The competent authorities may submit comments to the Commission regarding the application within two months of receiving the documents referred to in paragraph 3. 5. The Commission shall acknowledge receipt of an application and provide the applicant with a reference number within 20 working days from the date of receipt of the application. The Commission shall provide the applicant with an indicative time limit within which a decision on the application will be taken. The Commission shall inform the applicant if additional information or documentation is required in order for it to carry out the assessment of the application. 6. The applicant shall submit to the Commission any additional information and documentation requested without undue delay. 7. The Commission shall send a copy of the documents referred to in paragraph 6 to the competent authorities of all the Member States. 8. The competent authorities may submit comments to the Commission regarding the information or documentation referred to in paragraph 6 within two months of receiving the copy of those documents. 9. The Commission shall inform the applicant each time it revises the indicative time limit within which a decision on the application will be taken due to the necessity to obtain additional information or documents for the assessment of the application. The Commission shall inform the applicant in writing of the status of the assessment of the application at least every six months.