Advice to PCBA
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- From
- PCBA
- Date advice given
- 29 October 2014
- Enquiry type
On behalf of PCBA I am writing to note the substantial volume of material that you have received by way of Written Reps. Our early review suggests this is an unprecedented volume with substantial packages from the Applicant, some of which, in our opinion, is new material that should have been available as part of Community Consultation. Some material did not get to the web until 27 October which makes it almost impossible for respondents to assimilate and make sensible comment.
Accordingly I should be glad if you would request on our behalf that the deadline for comment on WRs be extended by one week to ensure that ExA get the best quality comment material on which to continue its Examination.
Advice given
Given the amount of material we are expecting throughout the examination, it is felt that it would not be prudent to allow any slippage at this stage, therefore the Panel is not prepared to extend the deadline. Furthermore, the agenda for the forthcoming hearings is to be issued by 10 November which will be based on the material submitted to date.
You are asked to submit any comments and representations that you have prepared by the deadline date. However, at the hearings interested parties can explain the areas they were unable to respond to, due to lack of time. There is the opportunity of deadline 4 (11 December) to add to further comments.