57.—(1) The designated competent authority of the host State must decide whether to issue a European Professional Card or to subject the professional to compensation measures within two months of receipt of the application submitted by the designated competent authority of the home State.
(2) In case of justified doubts, the designated competent authority of the host State may request additional information from, or the inclusion of a certified copy of a document by, the designated competent authority of the home State.
(3) In the case referred to in paragraph (2) the designated competent authority in the home State must provide the information or document within two weeks of the submission of the request.
(4) The request for additional information or documents referred to in paragraph (2) will not prevent the obligation to issue within the two month period referred to in paragraph (1), subject to an extension permitted under regulation 61.