Any seed supplier wishing to place on the market the seed referred to in Article 1 shall apply for authorisation to the Member State in which it is established. The application shall specify the quantity of seed that the supplier wishes to place on the market.

The Member State concerned shall authorise the supplier to place that seed on the market, unless:

1. (a)

   there is sufficient evidence to doubt as to whether the supplier is able to place on the market the amount of seed for which it has applied for authorisation; or

2. (b)

   granting the authorisation would result in the total maximum quantity of seed referred to in Article 1 being exceeded.