13Article 53 of that regulation, headed ‘Emergency situations in plant protection’, is worded as follows:1. By way of derogation from Article 28, in special circumstances a Member State may authorise, for a period not exceeding 120 days, the placing on the market of plant protection products, for limited and controlled use, where such a measure appears necessary because of a danger which cannot be contained by any other reasonable means.The Member State concerned shall immediately inform the other Member States and the Commission of the measure taken, providing detailed information about the situation and any measures taken to ensure consumer safety.…4. Paragraphs 1 to 3 shall not apply to plant protection products containing or consisting of genetically modified organisms, unless such release has been accepted in accordance with Directive 2001/18/EC [of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC (OJ 2001 L 106, p. 1)].’
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