Article 15 Procedure for non-standard amendments to product specificationsF9

An application for approval of a F1non-standard amendment to a product specification, as defined in Article 14 of this Regulation, shall follow the procedure laid down in Article 94 and Articles F297 to 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, in Sections 1, 2 and 3 of Chapter II of this Regulation and in Sections 1, 2 and 3 of Chapter II of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/34 mutatis mutandis.

Where, based on the examination carried out pursuant to Article 97(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the F3Secretary of State considers that the conditions required under Article 97(3) of that Regulation are met, F4the Secretary of State must publish, in such manner as appears appropriate to the Secretary of State from time to time, the application for a non-standard amendment referred to in Article 9(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/34 F5....  F6The Secretary of State, taking into account any admissible objection that has been lodged, must decide whether to approve or reject the application.

An application for approval of F7non-standard amendments shall contain non-standard amendments exclusively. If an application for non-standard amendments also contains standard or temporary amendments the procedure for non-standard amendments shall apply only to the non-standard amendments. The standard or temporary amendments shall be deemed as not submitted.

In examining the applications for amendment, the F8Secretary of State shall focus on the proposed amendments.