It all depends on how 15 days is calculated, probably 15 business days, so probably has not elapsed yet.

The deadline is meaningless, no way the idiot deputy would reverse his position. What happens next is that Crystallex's appeal moves up to the Minister (Ortega). Nobody expects the appeal process to fix the problem, that will be up to Sanz and Chavez, but Crystallex must follow the established process until then.