Article 7

Authorisation process

1. An applicant shall apply for authorisation to the competent authority referred to in Article 6(3).

2. The application for authorisation shall contain a technical file with all necessary documentation and supporting evidence to demonstrate compliance with the requirements laid down in Title IV, Chapters I to V, as applicable.

3. In its application for authorisation, the applicant shall indicate to the competent authority which qualified technical bodies for space activities the applicant intends to use for the technical assessment of the requirements laid down in Title IV, Chapters I to V, as applicable.

4. Member States shall establish processes to allow competent authorities to transmit the technical file to qualified technical bodies for space activities indicated by the applicant, or to allow the applicant to address directly the qualified technical bodies for space activities.

5. A qualified technical body for space activities shall assess the fulfilment of the requirements laid down in Title IV, Chapters I to V, as applicable, and, within 6 months from the date of receipt of the technical file, shall issue an opinion as regards the compliance of the envisaged space activities with the requirements laid down in Title IV, Chapters I to V, as applicable. Competent authorities shall take utmost account of the technical assessment carried out in relation to Title IV, Chapter II, by the qualified technical bodies for space activities, pursuant to Article 8(2), third subparagraph.

6. Within 12 months from the date of receipt of the application, the competent authority shall issue the authorisation or reject the application and shall inform the applicant thereof. The deadline shall be suspended until the complete information is provided by the applicant upon request by the competent authority.

7. For the purposes of registration in URSO, a competent authority shall inform the Agency of all authorised Union space operators and primary space services providers and of any third country space operator they have authorised to launch from their territory.

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