PART 2Trade and other matters

Information about non-food product safety

I114Disclosure of non-food product safety information within UK

1

This section applies to information which relates to the safety of non-food products and is supplied by the European Commission, or such person as the Commission may specify by written notice to the Secretary of State, to a relevant authority for the purpose of giving effect to a provision of—

a

F1Article 96 of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (including any annex to that Article), or

b

a non-food product safety annex.

2

A relevant authority may disclose that information for a permitted purpose.

3

The following are the “permitted purposes” for the purpose of subsection (2)—

a

to ensure health and safety,

b

to ensure the protection of consumers, and

c

to ensure the protection of the environment.

4

A person who receives information as a result of subsection (2) may not—

a

use the information for a purpose other than a permitted purpose, or

b

further disclose that information except with the consent of the relevant authority who disclosed the information.