1If in an administrative procedure the party has requested the issuance of a written administrative act and the public organ fails to notify its decision within the time limit defined by law or sub-legal act for the conclusion of the procedure, and neither notifies the extension of the time limit, nor a decision issued within the extended time limit, the request shall be deemed approved, and the request written administrative act as approved in silence (hereinafter referred to as "the act in silence"), for the cases been provided in special laws.
2The party shall be entitled to request form the public authority, which has failed to issuethe requested administrative act, a written confirmation that his/ her request is considered to have been approved in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article. The confirmation shall contain the text of the request, the date of its submission and the fact that the public body has failed to notify its decision within the time limit defined as per paragraph 1 of this Article.
3If the authority does not issue a confirmation in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article within seven days from the date of submitting the request of the party as per paragraph 2 of this Article, or at the same time does not issue the requested administrative act, the party may bring a lawsuit to the competent court for administrative matters, to clarify the rights and obligations between the plaintiff and the public organ.
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