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ARTICLE-9: Acknowledgement of Receipt of Notification     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (c) Whether to proceed according to the domestic regulatory framework of the Party of import or according to the procedure specified in Article 10. ...
... 3. The domestic regulatory framework referred to in paragraph 2 (c) above, shall be consistent with this Protocol. ...


ARTICLE-10: Decision Procedure     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (c) Requesting additional relevant information in accordance with its domestic regulatory framework or Annex I; in calculating the time within which the Party of import is to respond, the number of days it has to wait for additional relevant information shall not be taken into account; or ...


ARTICLE-11: Procedure for Living Modified Organisms Intended for Direct Use as Food or Feed, Or For Processing     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 4. A Party may take a decision on the import of living modified organisms intended for direct use as food or feed, or for processing, under its domestic regulatory framework that is consistent with the objective of this Protocol. ...
... 6. A developing country Party or a Party with an economy in transition may, in the absence of the domestic regulatory framework referred to in paragraph 4 above, and in exercise of its domestic jurisdiction, declare through the Biosafety Clearing-House that its decision prior to the first import of a living modified organism intended for direct use as food or feed, or for processing, on which information has been provided under paragraph 1 above, will be taken according to the following: ...