She has asked me to provide a little bit of background information on the use of mask names in the context of the new substances program.
Very often when a notifier brings forward a chemical for assessment, review, and entry into the market, there is a commercial context to that entry, and therefore they request a masking of the name on the DSL.
We assess and control the chemical exactly the same as we would with any others. We have received about 3,000 of those requests over the life of the program. We've refused requests just under 500 times. For the purposes of notifying the public and consumers of that chemical of any requirement we have imposed for notification for more data if there is a change in use or if there were conditions imposed, we reveal the name of that chemical. But generally, like other OECD countries with similar programs, we allow for the commercial confidentiality if there is no adverse public interest effect.