S.L. 549.60 Art. 20Confidentiality.

(1) The competent authority shall not divulge to third parties any confidential information notified or exchanged under these regulations and shall protect intellectual property rights relating to the data received.

(2) The notifier may indicate the information in the notification submitted under these regulations, the disclosure of which might harm his competitive position and which should therefore be treated as confidential, and verifiable justification must be given in such cases.

(3) The competent authority shall, after consultation with the notifier, decide which information will be kept confidential and shall inform the notifier of its decisions.

(4) In no case may the following information when submitted according to regulations 6, 7, 8, 12, 15, 17 or 19 be kept confidential:

(a) general description of any GMO, name and address of the notifier, purpose of the release, location of release and intended uses;

(b) methods and plans for monitoring of any GMO and for emergency response;

(c) environment risk assessment.

(5) If, for whatever reasons, the notifier withdraws the notification, the competent authority must respect the confidentiality of the information supplied.