Translated by IRIS Georgia Updated as of March 2004 3. The requirement stipulated by Paragraph 1 of this Article may not apply in the event when the applicant has already presented his opinion regarding above-referenced circumstances, or in urgent cases when delay in the issuance of an administrative act may substantially undermine public interest. In such cases the administrative agency shall refer to the urgent circumstances. Article 102. The procedure for the repeated submission of an application regarding the same matter 1. The application regarding the matter, about which an administrative agency already issued an administrative act denying an application or complaint, may be filed only if the factual or legal condition that constituted the ground for the issuance of the act was changed in favor of the applicant, or if there are some newly discovered circumstances (evidence) that allow the issuance of the requested act. 2. If the application does not include the reference to the newly discovered circumstances, the administrative agency shall issue the administrative act denying the application without reviewing it. The act shall include the reference to the statute that was invoked as the ground for denying the application. CHAPTER 7 ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING IN A CORPORATE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY Article 103. The procedures for administrative proceeding in a corporate administrative agency 1. Unless otherwise prescribed by law, an administrative proceeding in a corporate administrative agency shall be conducted pursuant to the procedures prescribed by Chapter 6 of this Code and provisions prescribed by this Chapter. 2. Unless otherwise prescribed by law or applicable regulation, the decision regarding the application filed in a corporate agency shall be rendered by the latter. Exception from this rule is the right of the senior official of a corporate administrative agency to refer the application to an appropriate administrative agency or return it to the applicant, if the matters addressed by the application do not fall within the jurisdiction of the corporate administrative agency. Article 104. The procedures for conducting the session of a corporate agency 1. The session of a corporate administrative agency shall be opened and closed by the head of the agency. During his absence, the session shall be opened and closed by the chairperson of the session, who was appointed (elected) pursuant to applicable legislation. 2. The chairperson of a session shall conduct it according to the agenda. Page 32 of 54