1. Applications shall be decided on within 15 calendar days of the date of the lodging of an application which is admissible in accordance with Article 19.
2. That period may be extended up to a maximum of 45 calendar days in individual cases, notably when further scrutiny of the application is needed.
2a. Applications shall be decided on without delay in justified individual cases of urgency.
4.
Unless the application has been withdrawn, a decision shall be taken to:
(a)
issue a uniform visa in accordance with Article 24;
(b)
issue a visa with limited territorial validity in accordance with Article 25;
(ba)
issue an airport transit visa in accordance with Article 26; or
(c)
refuse a visa in accordance with Article 32.
The fact that fingerprinting is physically impossible, in accordance with Article 13(7)(b), shall not influence the issuing or refusal of a visa.