83.—(1) Article 23 is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 1, for “receiving competent authority, or in the case of an evaluation of an application for a Union authorisation, the evaluating competent authority,” substitute “competent authority”.
(3) Omit paragraph 2.
(4) In paragraph 3—
(a)for “receiving competent authority or, in the case of a decision on the application for a Union authorisation, the Commission” substitute “competent authority”;
(b)omit “, performed in accordance with the technical guidance notes referred to in Article 24,”.
(5) Omit paragraph 5.