2.For a period of 5 years from 23 December 2021 only the initial applicant,Company: VDF FutureCeuticals, Inc.,Address: 300 West 6th Street Momence, Illinois 60954, the United States,is authorised to place on the market within the Union the novel food referred to in paragraph 1, unless a subsequent applicant obtains authorisation for that novel food without reference to the data protected pursuant to Article 2 or with the agreement of VDF FutureCeuticals, Inc.