III.2.49.

In which language have the  documents to be submitted in the RRM application process, in the official  language of the issuer of the document or in English?

Answer: According to Article 44(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/942, the provisions of Council Regulation No 1 shall apply to ACER, meaning documents can be submitted in any official language of the EU.

However, Article 44(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/942also provides that the Agency’s Administrative Board shall decide on the internal language arrangements for the Agency and the Administrative Board decided that the internal working language of the Agency is English. Therefore, the working language for the examination of RRM applications by the Agency will be English. In this respect, the Agency strongly prefers to receive documentation in English, and the RRM applicant is thus invited to send its application in English as translating documents submitted in other EU languages may require additional time to process the application.