For this purpose, the application must be in writing, providing the required documentation, a statement of the area to be protected, reforested, or agroforestry systems (SAF), and a place to receive notifications; in the case of legal entities, the certification of legal status (personería jurídica) shall be included.
These documents shall be evaluated technically and legally by FONAFIFO within a maximum period of ten business days. If it is considered that they meet the legal and technical conditions, the offeror shall be notified that their pre-application has been approved and that they may proceed to prepare the technical study, according to the established procedures. The applications within each priority area shall be processed in strict adherence to the order of submission; for this purpose, they shall be numbered and dated. Once the maximum limit for each modality has been reached, the subsequent applicants shall be notified that their application will be held in abeyance pending resolution. If it is not awarded during the corresponding period, it shall have priority for the following period, remaining in a temporary file.
In the event that the established pre-selection or pre-application requirements are not met, the National Forest Financing Fund shall indicate the defects or omissions, granting up to thirty days for their fulfillment. If what was required is not submitted or is submitted incorrectly again, the pre-application shall be archived without further processing.