1.The Commission shall examine whether the conditions of Article 9(1) of the GSP Regulation have been met. When examining the request the Commission shall assess the most recent available conclusions of the monitoring bodies of the relevant conventions. It may ask the requesting country any questions which it considers relevant, and may verify the information received with the requesting country or with any other relevant sources.
2.Failure to provide the necessary information as required by Article 10(2) of the GSP Regulation or requested by the Commission may lead to termination of the examination and the rejection of the request.
3.The Commission shall finalise the examination of the request and decide whether to grant a requesting country the GSP+ arrangement within six months from the date of acknowledgement of receipt of the request.