Special provisions for official testing
Article 7
By way of derogation from Articles 4, 5 and 6, Member States shall grant an authorisation for the performance of official testing, carried out by the competent authorities or by professional operators under the official supervision of the competent authorities, if all of the following conditions are fulfilled: (a) the person responsible for the approved activities has notified official testing to the competent authority before it takes place; (b) that notification contains the nature and objectives of that official testing; (c) the notification contains a confirmation that the official testing is performed in quarantine stations or confinement facilities as referred to in point (c) of Article 5; (d) the official testing is carried out in such a way that there is no spread of specified pests during the handling and transport of the specified material prior, during, and after the official testing.