# Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (Text with EEA relevance), Article 59: Protection of data held by the competent authority

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Without prejudice to Articles 62 and 63, data submitted for the purposes of Directive 98/8/EC or of this Regulation shall not be used by the competent authority for the benefit of a subsequent applicant, except where:
(a) the subsequent applicant submits a letter of access; or
(b) the relevant time limit for data protection has expired.
2. When submitting data to the competent authority ... for the purposes of this Regulation the applicant shall, where relevant, indicate the name and contact details of the data owner for all data submitted. The applicant shall also specify whether it is the data owner or holds a letter of access.
3. The applicant shall, without delay, inform the competent authority ... about any changes to the ownership of the data.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/528/article/59 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-528/article-59
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