Within two hundred and seventy days of the date of receipt of notification, the Party of import shall communicate, according to the results of risk assessment, in writing, to the notifier and to the Biosafety Clearing-House the decision regarding to the import:

(a) Approving the import, with or without conditions;

(b) Prohibiting the import;

(c) Requesting additional relevant information, however in calculating the time within which the Party of import is to respond, the number of days it has to wait for additional relevant information shall not be taken into account; or

(d) Informing the notifier that the period of making decision is extended by a defined period of time.