Notification as defined in Article 23o paragraph 1 NCHA must be given by the user. It must contain the information specified in Article 3 paragraphs 1 and 2 that is available at the time of the notification.
Notification may also be given voluntarily, in particular if no commercialisation is intended.
The user receives a register number as evidence of the notification.
If compliance with the due diligence requirement has already been attested to under Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No. 511/20144 or is evident on the basis of information published through the international clearing house under Article 14 of the Nagoya Protocol, the user may notify the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) of the register number of the corresponding attestation or publication instead of providing the information under Article 3 paragraph 1.
As part of the market authorisation procedure, the user must specify to the competent authority under Article 11 whether the product to be commercialised has been developed on the basis of utilised genetic resources subject to due diligence and notification requirements, and where applicable, the register number.