Confidential information safeguards under bilateral safeguard rules require authorisation, summary disclosure, and verification of disputed data.

Confidential information supplied on a confidential basis must be treated as such by the Director General and cannot be disclosed without the provider's authorisation. A non-confidential summary may be required, and reasons may be given if summarisation is not possible. Where confidentiality is not warranted or disclosure is refused, the information may be disregarded unless its correctness is shown from appropriate sources.

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