1.By way of derogation from Article 26(3) and (4) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, the receiving competent authority shall decide whether to grant or refuse authorisation of a same product in accordance with Article 25 of that Regulation within 60 days from the acceptance of the application in accordance with Article 4a(2) of this Regulation, or, where applicable, from the subsequent date of adoption of the corresponding decision concerning the related reference product.