Amendment of Article 127P4.

(1)

Article 127P is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph (4B)—

(a)

in the words before subparagraph (a), after “ending” insert “with”;

(b)

in subparagraph (a)—

(i)

in the words before point (i), for “two years after the end of the 300 day post-IP completion period” substitute “27 October 2026”;

(ii)

in point (i), at the end insert “or added to the candidate list referred to in Article 59(1) on or before 31 December 2023”;

(c)

in subparagraph (b)—

(i)

in the words before point (i), for “four years after the end of the 300 day post-IP completion period” substitute “27 October 2028”;

(ii)

in point (i), for “before the end of the period referred to in subparagraph (a)” substitute “during the period beginning with 1 January 2024 and ending with 27 October 2026”;

(d)

in subparagraph (c), for “six years after the end of the 300 day post-IP completion period” substitute “27 October 2030”.