Article 10 Updates involving further testing

The deadlines specified in Articles 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 of this Regulation shall not apply if any circumstance falling within point (a), (b), (d), (e) or (f) of Article 22(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 triggers the need to generate data to satisfy the information requirements laid down in Annex VII or VIII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.

In this case, the update to the registration as a result of that circumstance and the update to the registration as a result of satisfying the data requirements of Annex VII or VIII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 shall be submitted to the Agency together by no later than 3 months from the date when the final test reports needed for the update have been received.

In such a circumstance:

1. (a)

   the contract negotiation with a testing laboratory shall be initiated for the relevant tests by no later than 3 months from the date when the need to conduct further tests is identified;

2. (b)

   the need to conduct further tests referred to in point (a) shall be identified within the relevant deadline specified in Article 1, 2, 4, 5 or 6 of this Regulation.