Chapter III, Article 10 · Regulation (EU) 2026/1395

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1.The GSP+ shall be granted if the following conditions are met:

(a)a GSP beneficiary country has made a request to that effect;

(b)the Commission considers, on the basis of an examination of the request, that the requesting country fulfils the conditions laid down in Article 9.

2.The requesting country shall submit its request to the Commission in writing. The request shall provide comprehensive information concerning the ratification of the relevant conventions and shall include the binding undertakings referred to in Article 9(1), points (d), (e), and (f), including the plan of action.

3.After receiving a request, the Commission shall notify the European Parliament and the Council thereof.

4.After examining the request, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 45, to amend Annex I in order to grant a requesting country GSP+ beneficiary country status by identifying it as such in column C thereof.

5.Where a GSP+ beneficiary country no longer fulfils the conditions referred to in Article 9(1), point (a) or (c), or withdraws any of its binding undertakings referred to in Article 9(1), points (d), (e), and (f), the Commission is empowered to adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 45, to amend Annex I in order to no longer identify that country as a GSP+ beneficiary country.

6.The Commission shall notify the requesting country of a decision taken in accordance with paragraphs 4 and 5 after the delegated act referred to in those paragraphs is published in the Official Journal of the European Union. Where the requesting country is granted GSP+ beneficiary country status, the Commission shall inform it of the date on which that delegated act will start to apply.

7.The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 45, to supplement this Regulation by establishing rules related to the procedure for granting GSP+ beneficiary country status, in particular with respect to deadlines and the submission and processing of requests.

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