1. Essential information on certificates of operators issued in accordance with Article 35(1) of Regulation 2018/848 shall remain publicly available in TRACES for a period of five years from the date of issuance of those certificates.
2. The essential information referred to in paragraph 1 shall include the certificate document number, the name and the address of the operator or the group of operators, the name of the competent authority, or, where appropriate, control authority or control body of the operator or group of operators, the code number of control authority or control body, the activity or activities of the operator or group of operators, the category or categories of products referred to in Article 35(7) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848, the date of issuance, the period of validity, if applicable, the date of renewal, expiry, suspension or withdrawal and, where available, the directory of products and/or quantity of products.