If a substance or
a severely hazardous pesticide formulation
is included as a new entry in Annex III of the PIC Convention, the FOEN shall send the import decision or the interim response (both referred to hereinafter as response) from Switzerland to the PIC Secretariat no later than nine months after receipt of the decision guidance document in accordance with Article 7 of the PIC Convention
.
The response shall be sent in agreement with the federal agencies whose areas of responsibility are affected.