8.—(1) Where the Secretary of State notifies the TRA as mentioned in regulation 3(b), the TRA must, upon request, provide the Secretary of State with any information (including confidential information) it holds in connection with the matters under review or reconsideration.
(2) The TRA must, upon request, provide the Secretary of State with information it holds in relation to a review or reconsideration of a transitioned trade remedy that it has initiated but in respect of which the Secretary of State has not notified the TRA as mentioned in regulation 3(b) (but this does not include confidential information).
(3) The Secretary of State may provide information (including confidential information) to the TRA where the Secretary of State considers that the information is necessary for the purpose of the TRA carrying out its functions pursuant to regulation 7.