3.An application complies with the condition laid down in Article 50(1)(j) of the basic Regulation only if the date and the country given in any earlier application for the variety are, to the best of the applicant's knowledge, indicated in respect of:
(a)an application for a property right in respect of the variety, in a Member State or a member of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (‘UPOV’); and
(b)an application for official acceptance of the variety for certification and marketing where official acceptance includes an official description of the variety.