Assessment of the application by the competent authority
Article 4
1. The competent authority shall assess the application within 120 calendar days from the date of receipt of the application. 2. For the purposes of evaluating whether the criteria set out in Article 17(2) of Regulation (EU) 2023/956 are met, the competent authority may take into account the following: (a) expert conclusions; (b) third-party conclusions; (c) audits provided by the applicant. 3. The competent authority shall document the evaluation of compliance with the criteria set out in Article 17(2) of Regulation (EU) 2023/956 and its results. 4. Where the applicant is not established in the Member State of submission of the application, the competent authority shall refuse the application. The competent authority shall notify the applicant of the refusal and the reasons thereof without delay. 5. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, for applications to become an authorised CBAM declarant submitted before 15 June 2025, the competent authority shall assess the application within 180 calendar days.