(1) If the application is made on or before 28 February in a year, the authority must decide the application as soon as practicable after evaluation of the guideline and not after 31 August in the year (the decision day).
(2) If the application is made after 28 February in a year, the authority must decide the application as soon as practicable after evaluation of the guideline and not after 31 August in the next year (also the decision day).
(3) Before the decision day, the authority and the applicant may agree in writing on a day (the agreed extended day), not more than 90 days after the decision day, by which the authority is to make the decision.