CHAPTER XIVDATA PROTECTION AND DATA-SHARING
Article 59F1Protection of data held by the competent authority
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Without prejudice to Articles 62 and 63, data submitted for the purposes of Directive 98/8/EC or of this Regulation shall not be used by F2the competent authority for the benefit of a subsequent applicant, except where:
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the subsequent applicant submits a letter of access; or
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the relevant time limit for data protection has expired.
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The applicant shall, without delay, inform the competent authority F5... about any changes to the ownership of the data.
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