1.This Article applies where—
(a)an application was made before IP completion day to the United Kingdom competent authority under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 354/2013 of 18 April 2013 on changes of biocidal products authorised in accordance with Regulation EU (No) 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and
(b)a decision was not made before IP completion day.
2.An application referred to in paragraph 1 is to be treated as having been made under Regulation (EU) No 354/2013 and the time limits under that Regulation apply from—
(a)the date on which the applicant resubmits the application and any supporting data to the competent authority, or
(b)where the application relies on a letter of access, whichever is the later of the following—
(i)the applicant resubmits the application, or
(ii)the data owner resubmits the data.
3.Where the applicant does not meet the requirements of this Article, the application must be rejected by the competent authority.
4.For the purposes of this Article, data submitted by the applicant or the data owner for changes to authorisations issued under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 414/2013 must include relevant data on the reference product.
5.The resubmission of any application and data referred to in paragraph 2 must be completed in accordance with Article 71 of this Regulation and within 180 days of IP completion day.]
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