The phrase "applied for approval from" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to the act of seeking permission or endorsement from a specific authority or organization.
Example: "The company has applied for approval from the regulatory board to launch the new product."
Alternatives: "sought approval from" or "requested approval from".
Despite both issues and other controversies, the film's producer, Zhang Yongning, is applying for approval from China's Bureau of Film to play it in theaters here.
MicroSort is still experimental and available only as part of a study being done to apply for approval from the Food and Drug Administration.
The institute has said that it needs to apply for approval from Mr. Bradley's department and the regional planning commission.
By law the ministry was supposed to consult with consumers over pricing and apply for approval from the State Council; it did neither.
But it says it has refused to simply accept all the generic AIDS drugs that the World Health Organization has approved, and it said last month that it would set up a process whereby makers of generic drugs could apply for approval from the Food and Drug Administration.
Research that applies for approval from the U.S. FDA also must have been conducted according to FDA regulations which, except for a few exceptions, are essentially the same.
Although Biopure and others are applying for approval from the FDA for approval to use their product more widely, it will undoubtedly be years before substitute blood is widely available.
Shandong and Hubei provinces, in the eastern and central regions of the country, respectively, have ruled that companies must apply for approval from the local human resources and social security bureaus before slashing 40 or more jobs, according to a China Daily report Tuesday.
Participating centres had to confirm that the trial was conducted according to the protocol recommendations, and had to apply for approval from an ethics committee.
At the time the study was initiated and conducted (from 2001 to 2003), it was not mandatory under Austrian law for studies of this type to apply for approval from the ethics committee.
