The application for authorisation to disclose and freely exploit a variety belonging to one of the species referred to in the above article before the end of the period provided for in article L. 623-9 must be made to the person in charge of the tasks relating to the national plant variety authority; it may be made as soon as the application for a certificate has been filed. The authorisation is notified to the applicant by the Minister for Agriculture on the advice of the Minister for Defence.
In the absence of such authorisation and at any time, a request for a specific authorisation to carry out specific acts of exploitation may be made directly by the holder of the certificate application to the Minister for Defence. The latter, if he grants the authorisation requested, specifies the conditions to which these acts of exploitation are subject.
If the specific authorisation relates to the assignment of the certificate application or the granting of a licence to operate, the Minister for Defence will notify the Minister for Agriculture of a copy of his decision.