http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1995/17/article/7Commission Directive 95/17/EC of 19 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Directive 76/768/EEC as regards the non-inclusion of one or more ingredients on the list used for the labelling of cosmetic products (Text with EEA relevance)Commission Directive 95/17/ECCommission Directive 95/17/EC of 19 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Directive 76/768/EEC as regards the non-inclusion of one or more ingredients on the list used for the labelling of cosmetic products (Text with EEA relevance)2020-12-12King's Printer of Acts of Parliamenthttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/eu-exit/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:01995L0017-20070101texttext/xmlen2007-01-01 Article 7 The decision granting the right to confidentiality shall be valid for a period of five years. If the beneficiary of this decision considers that there are exceptional reasons justifying an extension of this period, he may submit a reasoned request to the competent authority which initially granted the request for confidentiality. The competent authority shall decide on this new request within the time limits and under the conditions referred to in Article 4. The confidentiality period shall not be extended by more than three years.