Recital 54

(54) The maximum time limit for an economic operator to reply to a request for information should be 20 working days. The specific individual time limit should be set on a case-by-case basis and could, in certain circumstances, be shorter. The economic operator should be allowed to request a one-time extension to the time limit which could, subject to the explicit agreement of the Commission, extend the overall time limit beyond 20 working days. It should be provided that any request for an extension of the time limit by the economic operator be submitted to the Commission in accordance with the communication arrangements specified within the individual decision. It should also be provided that, until the Commission has responded to the request for an extension, the initial time limit be regarded as fully applicable.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-27 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.