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art_20__para_5

5. Within two months of the submission of a request by the Office, the Member State, through the single point of contact, shall provide assistance, in particular in relation to the examination of the direct applications. At the request of the Member State, that time limit may be extended by two months. Such assistance shall include examining certain specific aspects of the direct applications lodged with the Office, verifying information in the direct applications, issuing declarations concerning such information and replying to other requests for clarification made by the Office in relation to such applications.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-12 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.