S.L. 437.61 Art. 6Product conformity.

(1) In order to ensure that the products referred to in sections 1.1 and 1.2 of the Schedule comply with the principles set out in rule 5(1), the dossier, prepared in accordance with the provisions of sub-rule (2), is sent officially to the Member States, to the relevant international organisation and, if it is requested that they be consulted, to the necessary scientific committees.

(2) The competent authorities and the other recipients of the dossier referred to in sub-rule (1) shall ensure, if requested on good grounds by an applicant, that information whose disclosure could adversely affect industrial or commercial property rights is kept confidential. Industrial and commercial secrecy shall not apply to:

(a) the names and composition of the product, and any information concerning the substrate and the micro-organism,

(b) the physicochemical and biological properties of the product,

(c) the interpretation of the pharmacological, toxicological and ecotoxicological data,

(d) the analytical methods for monitoring the product in the feedingstuffs.