The applicant must identify any data which, in his view, is subject to manufacturing and commercial secrecy, or whose disclosure would jeopardise the privacy or safety of the person concerned, and is therefore to be treated as confidential. A detailed justification must be provided.
The Notification Authority, in consultation with the assessment authorities, shall decide which data is to be treated as confidential.
Disclosure of the following data shall normally be deemed to undermine the protection of the commercial interests or the privacy or safety of the person concerned:
details of the full composition of a biocidal product;
the precise tonnage of the active substance or biocidal product manufactured or placed on the market;
links:
between the manufacturer of an active substance and the applicant for or holder of the authorisation of a biocidal product, or
between the applicant for or holder of the authorisation of a biocidal product and the persons responsible for distribution of the product;
names and addresses of persons involved in testing on vertebrates.
Data for the recognition of an authorisation which is classified as confidential by an EU or EFTA Member State, or by the ECHA, shall be treated as confidential.
Access to data on biocidal products or active substances consisting of, containing or obtained from genetically modified microorganisms is governed by Article 18 of the GTA.