OBS_VALUE: Licenses are granted by the Customs (Director of Customs in Reykjavik). The Customs Law and the Regulation are silent on the issue of informing applicants of licensing decisions. However, according to general provisions of administrative law, informing a party of a decision is the general rule, and a party to a case may demand that the administrative authority substantiate its decision in writing if such reasoning did not accompany the decision when it was announced.