If the application does not comply with the provisions of the preceding article, the secretariat shall invite the applicant to complete it within a period of one month.
The option shall be open, before the expiry of this period, to submit the compliance of the application to the assessment of the Chairman. The Chairman, if he confirms the secretariat’s invitation, will set a new deadline for the interested party to comply.
The deadlines provided for in the previous paragraphs will be extended, by decision of the Chairman, if the applicant can provide a legitimate excuse.
The date on which the matter is referred to the committee is the date on which the application was completed in accordance with the conditions provided for in this article.