Article 7 Special provisions for official testing

By way of derogation from Articles 4, 5 and 6, F1the competent authority shall grant an authorisation for the performance of official testing, carried out by the competent F2authority or by F3the professional operator under the official supervision of the competent authority, if all of the following conditions are fulfilled:

1. (a)

   the person responsible for the approved activities has notified official testing to the competent authority before it takes place;

2. (b)

   that notification contains the nature and objectives of that official testing;

3. (c)

   the notification contains a confirmation that the official testing is performed in quarantine stations or confinement facilities as referred to in point (c) of Article 5;

4. (d)

   the official testing is carried out in such a way that there is no spread of specified pests during the handling and transport of the specified material prior, during, and after the official testing.