Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1239Show full title

Article 3 Deadlines

1. By way of derogation from Article 5 of Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1182/71(1) the day an application for a licence is lodged shall be deemed to be the working day on which it is received by the licence issuing authority, provided that it has been received not later than 13.00 hours Brussels time.

An application received after 13.00 hours Brussels time on a working day shall be deemed to have been lodged on the first working day following the day on which it was actually received.

2. A request for cancellation of an application for a licence may only be made in electronic or written form, to be received by the licence issuing authority by 13.00 hours Brussels time on the day the application is received.

3. Where in this Regulation a period for procedures is set, and the opening or closing date is a Saturday, Sunday, or public holiday as defined in Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1182/71:

(a) the applicable opening date shall be the following working day and shall start at 0.00 hours, taking account of official office opening hours;

(b) by way of derogation from Article 3(2)(b) and 4 of that Regulation, the applicable closing date shall be the following working day and shall end at 13.00 hours Brussels time.

The first subparagraph shall apply to official national and regional holidays duly published by the Member State, as appropriate.

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Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1182/71 of the Council of 3 June 1971 determining the rules applicable to periods, dates and time limits (OJ L 124, 8.6.1971, p. 1).