Section 25214.17 - Access to information(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the department, pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code), shall provide the public with access to all information relating to a package or packaging component that has been submitted to the department by a manufacturer or supplier of a package or packaging component pursuant to this article.(b)(1) The department shall keep confidential any information identified by the manufacturer or supplier, pursuant to paragraph (2), as a trade secret, as defined in Section 25173, in accordance with departmental procedures that have been adopted pursuant to Section 25173, if the department determines that this information meets that definition of a trade secret.(2) A manufacturer or supplier providing information to the department pursuant to this article shall, at the time of submission, identify all information that the manufacturer or supplier believes is a trade secret. The department shall make available to the public any information that is not a trade secret.Ca. Health and Saf. Code § 25214.17
Amended by Stats 2021 ch 615 (AB 474),s 249, eff. 1/1/2022, op. 1/1/2023.Amended by Stats 2008 ch 575 (AB 2901),s 14, eff. 1/1/2009.Added by Stats 2004 ch 445 (AB 2021), s 7, eff. 1/1/2005.