Article 7Gathering of further information and consultation of the advisory panel#
1.The initiating Member State or the Commission may request further information from the manufacturer or importer concerned, to be provided within a time limit to be specified in the request. It may also request information from other sources, exchange information with other Member States and, where applicable, the Commission and consult the independent advisory panel (hereafter the ‘panel’) established pursuant to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/786note.