13.—(1) DARD is the competent authority for the purposes of —
(a)Article 5(3), 13(1)(a) and 17(3) and Annex VII, Chapter 1, paragraph 8; and
(b)Article 13(1)(b) as the competent authority that may request scientific substantiation of the claim to whose attention purchasers have the right to bring doubts regarding the truthfulness of a claim.
(2) The Agency is the competent authority for the purposes of —
(a)Article 26(1)(b); and
(b)Article 13(1)(b) as the competent authority that may submit to the Commission doubts concerning the scientific substantiation of a claim.
(3) The Agency and DARD is a competent authority for the purposes of Article 5(2).