9 July 2024 - Deadline 4
OpenDeadline 4 (D4)
For receipt by the Examining Authority of:
- Responses to the Examining Authority’s ExQ2 (if ExQ2 is issued)
- Comments on ExA’s proposed Schedule of Changes to the dDCO (if required)
- Final SoCG and Statement of Commonality
- Final Navigation Document/Guide to the application
- An updated Schedule of Changes to the dDCO
- Final signed and dated Section 106 Agreement(s) (if required)
- Comments on any other information and submissions received at D3
- Any further information requested by the Examining Authority under Rule 17 of the Examination Procedure Rules
23 July 2024 - Deadline 5
Deadline 5 (D5)
For receipt by the Examining Authority of:
- Comments on responses to the Examining Authority’s ExQ2 (if ExQ2 is issued)
- Comments on responses to ExA’s proposed Schedule of Changes to the dDCO (if required)
- Final draft DCO to be submitted by the Applicant in clean, tracked, word versions and in the statutory Instrument (SI) template with the SI template validation report
- Comments on any other information and submissions received at D4
- Any further information requested by the Examining Authority under Rule 17 of the Examination Procedure Rules
9 October 2024 - Close of Examination
The ExA is under a duty to complete the Examination of the application by the end of the period of six months.
Please note that the ExA may close the Examination before the end of the six month period if satisfied that all relevant matters have been addressed and discussed.