Article 9 1.

The competent authorities of destination, dispatch and transit shall have 30 days following the date of transmission of the acknowledgement by the competent authority of destination in accordance with Article 8 in which to take one of the following duly reasoned decisions in writing as regards the notified shipment:

Tacit consent by the competent authority of transit may be assumed if no objection is lodged within the said 30-day time limit.