Article 5

During the checks, the Member State expert or experts appointed by the Commission shall comply with the Commission's administrative rules.

Information acquired or conclusions reached by the Member State expert or experts during the course of checks may on no account be used for personal purposes or divulged to persons who are not part of the competent departments of the Commission or the Member States.

The travel and subsistence costs incurred by the Member State expert or experts appointed by the Commission shall be reimbursed in accordance with its rules governing travel and subsistence costs incurred by persons who are not officials of the Commission and who are called on to perform the tasks of an expert.