The granting of restructuring aid within the financial limits referred to in Article 10(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 320/2006 shall be based on the chronological order of lodging of the complete applications for restructuring aid, based on dates and hours at local time as stated by acknowledgments of receipt from the Member State concerned in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article.

An application for restructuring aid shall be deemed to be complete after the reception by the competent authority of the Member State concerned of all the elements referred to in Article 4(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 320/2006.

The competent authority of the Member State shall send to the undertaking concerned an acknowledgment of receipt indicating the date and hour of the lodging of a complete application for restructuring aid, within five working days after the date on which the application is deemed to be complete.

In the case of an incomplete application, the competent authority of the Member State shall, within five working days upon reception, return the application to the applicant and specify the conditions that are not complied with.

An application which is not deemed to be complete by the deadline laid down in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 320/2006 shall not be taken into account for the marketing year concerned.

F1Within two working days after issuing an acknowledgment of receipt, the competent authority of the Member State shall inform the Commission thereof, using the model table set out in Annex I. If applicable, a separate table shall be used for each product and each marketing year concerned.