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If a Member State requests the extension of an authorisation for a derogation, the Commission shall review the derogation in question. If no amendment to Annex I, Section I.1, Annex II, Section II.1, or Annex III, Section III.1, affecting the subject matter of the derogation has been adopted, the Commission, acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 9(2), shall renew the authorisation for a further period not exceeding six years from the date of authorisation, such period to be fixed in the authorisation decision. If an amendment to Annex I, Section I.1, Annex II, Section II.1, or Annex III, Section III.1, affecting the subject matter of the derogation has been adopted, the Commission, acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 9(2), may: declare the derogation obsolete and remove it from the relevant Annex; limit the scope of the authorisation and amend the relevant Annex accordingly; renew the authorisation for a further period not exceeding six years from the date of authorisation, such period to be fixed in the authorisation decision.

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