For this reason, tests and studies, other than those involving vertebrate animals, which will be subject to obligatory data sharing, lodged by one applicant with a Member State should be protected against use by another applicant.
Zato je treba preskuse in študije, ki jih vlagatelj predloži državi članici, razen tistih, ki vključujejo poskuse na vretenčarjih, pri katerih je obvezna izmenjava podatkov, zaščititi pred uporabo drugega vlagatelja.