Where detailed data are requested for scientific publication, Member States may, in order to protect the professional interests of data collectors designated by the body in charge of the implementation of the national work plan, require that the publication of data be delayed by 3 years from the date to which the data refer.
I gcás ina n-iarrtar sonraí lena bhfoilsiú i bhfoilseacháin eolaíochta, féadfaidh na Ballstáit, ar mhaithe le leasanna gairmiúla na mbailitheoirí sonraí a chosaint, ar bailitheoirí sonraí iad a d’ainmnigh an comhlacht atá i gceannas ar chur chun feidhme an phlean oibre náisiúnta, ceangal a leagan síos go gcuirfear moill trí bliana ar fhoilsiú na sonraí ón dáta dá dtagraíonn na sonraí.