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Regulation 19 Treatment of confidential information

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(1)

Information which the competent authority has agreed shall be kept confidential shall not be disclosed except—

(a)

with the consent of the notifier;

(b)

to another competent authority or to the European Commission;

(c)

to the extent necessary to evaluate the notification and prepare the risk assessment; or

(d)

for the purposes of legal proceedings.

(2)

The competent authority shall inform the other competent authorities and the European Commission of what information it has agreed shall be kept confidential.

(3)

Where the competent authority receives information which another competent authority has agreed shall be kept confidential, it shall also treat that information as confidential and shall not disclose it except in accordance with paragraph (1).