1Except when explicitly excluded by law, a party may ask for the reinstatement of the time limit, if, for reasonable reasons it has been prevented to comply with the procedural time limits, except where the time limits have a preclusive character.
2 A reinstatement of the time limits may be request:
aFor the time limits set for the submission of the initial request,
bin connection to the time limits for the performance of activities during the administrative proceeding,
cregarding the time limits for lodging appealing remedies; or
çany other time limit which is to the detriment of the party.
3A request for reinstatement of the time limit shall be made within 15 (fifteen) days from the day when the obstacles are eliminated, but not later than 1 (one) year from the date of the expiry of the lost time limit. The procedural action regarding which the party has lost the time limit for reasonable causes should be performed within the same time limits.
4The 1 year deadline provided by paragraph 3 of this article shall not be applicable in case of force majeure.
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