Article 19
Information made available to Member States and associated States The Commission shall make available to any Member State or associated State, upon request, its useful information on knowledge arising from work carried out in an indirect action, provided that such information is relevant to public policies, unless the participants provide a reasoned case against doing so. Under no circumstances, shall such availability transfer any rights or obligations of the Commission and the participants, as set out in Articles 21 to 28, to Member States or associated States receiving such information. Unless such general information becomes public or is made available by the participants or has been communicated without any confidentiality restrictions, Member States and associated States shall comply with the Commission's obligations on confidentiality as established by this Regulation.