1. The Competent Department shall complete the examination of the dispute before it and prepare the report within a maximum period of (15) fifteen working days from the date on which the request is deemed valid for settlement. The Minister may extend such period to a similar period.

2. The report shall include an account of the facts and applicable legislative texts, the legal issues raised by the dispute and the legal opinion given by the Department in respect of the settlement of the dispute.

3. Upon drawing up the report, the Competent Department shall comply with the provisions of the applicable legislation, established jurisprudence and the principles and case law related to the subject-matter of the dispute, subject of settlement.