1.Without prejudice to Articles 13 and 14, authorisations referred to in Article 2 shall be renewable for periods not exceeding one year each.
2.The application shall be accompanied by the following documents:
(a)a reference to the original authorisation;
(b)any available information which supplements the information already provided on the description, the maintenance and/or the cultivation or use of the variety subject to the original authorisation;
(c)evidence that evaluation for the entry into the catalogue of the variety concerned is still ongoing, if not otherwise available to the Member State.