Financial estimate
Article 7
1. Upon request by an applicant, and subject to paragraph 2, the Agency shall provide a financial estimate of fees or charges to be paid by the applicant. 2. Where the financial estimate referred to in paragraph 1 requires a prior technical analysis by the Agency due to the expected complexity of the project, the analysis shall be charged on an hourly basis, under an agreement to be signed between the applicant and the Agency. 3. Upon the applicant’s request, Agency activities shall be suspended until the financial estimate referred to in paragraph 1 has been provided by the Agency and accepted by the applicant. 4. The financial estimate referred to in paragraph 1 shall be amended by the Agency in any of the following situations: (a) the task is simpler or can be carried out faster than initially foreseen; (b) the task is more complex and takes longer to carry out than the Agency could reasonably have foreseen.