Section 15 Disclosure of non-food product safety information to CommissionI1

(1)

This section applies to information held by a relevant authority which relates to the safety of non-food products.

(2)

A relevant authority may disclose information to the European Commission, or such person as the Commission may specify by written notice to the Secretary of State, for the purpose of giving effect to a provision of—

(a)

F1Article 96 of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (including any annex to that Article), or

(b)

a non-food product safety annex.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in s. 15(2)(a) substituted (23.7.2021) by The European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (References to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/884), reg. 1(2), Sch. (with reg. 1(3)(a))

Commencement

I1: S. 15 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1662, reg. 2(n)