The EC Competition Law (Articles 84 and 85)Enforcement Regulations 2001

Date of application

5.—(1) Except where paragraph (3) below applies, an application is made (and notification for the purposes of regulations 7 or 10, whichever is applicable, is given) on the date on which Form ERN is received by the Director.

(2) The Director shall acknowledge receipt of an application by giving notice in writing to the applicant without delay.

(3) Where the Director finds that the information submitted as Form ERN is incomplete he shall, without delay and in any event within one month from the date on which that information was received by the Director, give notice in writing to the applicant of which information, by reference to the Annex hereto, is outstanding.

(4) Where the Director has invoked paragraph (3) above he shall give notice in writing to the applicant of such time limit as the Director considers is appropriate for the outstanding information to be received by him.

(5) Where the Director has invoked paragraph (3) above the application shall be made (and notification for the purposes of regulations 7 or 10, whichever is applicable, shall be given) on the date on which he receives the outstanding information.

(6) If the Director has invoked paragraph (3) above and has not received the outstanding information by the date of expiry of the time limit notified to the applicant under paragraph (4) above, or of such further period, if any, as he considers appropriate, he shall return the information submitted as Form ERN to the applicant and shall inform him in writing that his application has not been made in accordance with this rule.