Amendments relating to Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014 (“the Review Regulation”)
72. In paragraph 235 (insertion of Articles 22A to 22D of the Review Regulation), in the new Articles 22A to 22D which it inserts—
(a)in new Article 22A—
(i)in the heading, and in new paragraph 1, in each place it occurs, for “exit day” substitute “IP completion day”;
(ii)in new paragraph 2, in each of subparagraphs (a) and (b)—
(aa)in the first place it occurs, for “exit day” substitute “IP completion day”;
(bb)after “United Kingdom” insert “competent authority”;
(cc)for “Member State” substitute “competent authority”;
(dd)in the second place it occurs, for “exit day” substitute “30 March 2019”;
(iii)after paragraph 2 insert—
“3. Where the applicant does not meet the requirements of this Article, the application is to be treated as having been withdrawn under Article 11(1)(b).”;
(b)in new Articles 22B and 22C, in each place it occurs, for “exit day” substitute “IP completion day”;
(c)in new Article 22D—
(i)in the heading, and in new paragraph 1, for “exit day” substitute “IP completion day”;
(ii)in new paragraph 2, for points (a) and (b), substitute—
“(a)90 days of IP completion day, where the United Kingdom competent authority was the evaluating competent authority before 30 March 2019, or
(b)180 days of IP completion day, where the United Kingdom competent authority was not the evaluating competent authority before 30 March 2019”;”;
(iii)after paragraph 2 insert—
“3. Where the applicant does not meet the requirements of this Article, the application will be treated as having been withdrawn under Article 11(1)(b).”.