{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1935/article-20",
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  "legislation": "eur/2004/1935",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 2004 on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food and repealing Directives 80/590/EEC and 89/109/EEC",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1935",
  "path": "article/20",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": "Confidentiality",
  "text": "1. The applicant may indicate which information submitted under Articles 9(1), 10(2) and 12(2) is to be treated as confidential on the ground that its disclosure might significantly harm its competitive position. Verifiable justification must be given in such cases.\n2. Information relating to the following shall not be considered confidential:\n(a) the name and address of the applicant and the chemical name of the substance;\n(b) information of direct relevance to the assessment of the safety of the substance;\n(c) the analytical method or methods.\n3. The appropriate authority shall determine, after consultation with the applicant, which information should be kept confidential and shall inform the applicant and the Food Safety Authority of its decision.\n4. The Food Safety Authority must supply the appropriate authority with all information in its possession on request by the appropriate authority.\n5. The appropriate authority and the Food Safety Authority shall take the necessary measures to ensure appropriate confidentiality of the information received by them under this Regulation, except for information which must be made public if circumstances so require in order to protect human health.\n6. If an applicant withdraws or has withdrawn an application, the appropriate authority and the Food Safety Authority shall respect the confidentiality of commercial and industrial information provided, including research and development information as well as information on which the appropriate authority, the Food Safety Authority and the applicant disagree as to its confidentiality.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Art. 20(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/704), regs. 1, 29(a)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 20(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/704), regs. 1, 29(a)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Art. 20(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/704), regs. 1, 29(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Art. 20(5) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/704), regs. 1, 29(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Art. 20(6) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/704), regs. 1, 29(d)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in Art. 20(6) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/704), regs. 1, 29(d)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/1935/article/20",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:55:08.337254+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}