Article 8
In notifying the Commission of negotiations and their outcome as envisaged in Articles 1 and 4, Member States shall clearly inform the Commission if any information therein is to be considered confidential and whether it can be shared with other Member States. The Commission and Member States shall ensure that any information identified as confidential is treated according to Article 4(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (6).