Acknowledge completeness of a permit application, or request missing information, within a fixed deadline; a further deadline applies to a second request for missing information.

Member States' competent authorities must comply, and this is not law yet.

Why it matters

This is a Commission proposal: it is not law yet, and it can change before it is.

It is Art. 5(3), in the Industrial Accelerator Act. as of 2026-08-17
The act gives its timing as: Applies from [1 year after entry into force] per Art. 36. as of 2026-08-17
It names no industry: it applies across the economy rather than to one of them. as of 2026-08-17
Compliance is checked by competent authority, per application. as of 2026-08-17

Addressee Member States' competent authoritiesAct COM(2026) 100 final, 2026/0068 (COD)Article Art. 5(3)Class Governments

The rule

New — no predecessor

Trigger

45 days from receipt of the application; second missing-information request within 30 days of receiving the previously requested information

Obligation

Acknowledge completeness of a permit application, or request missing information, within a fixed deadline; a further deadline applies to a second request for missing information.

Who is affected

Addressee

Member States' competent authorities

Class

Governments

Sectors

Reaches Steel, Cement and concrete, Aluminium and metals, Chemicals and refining, Automotive

Applies

Applies from [1 year after entry into force] per Art. 36

Burden drivers

D5 — 1 of 7 marks fire on this provision.

Source text

Verbatim

No later than 45 days from the receipt of the application for a permit for industrial manufacturing projects, the competent authority shall either acknowledge that the application is complete or request any missing information needed to process the application.

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