Article 10 Referral of cases to the Panel

A request for a recommendation shall be referred to the Panel by any authorising officer of the Commission, of another institution, of a European office set up by the Commission, of an executive agency, or of another European office, body or agency.

Where the referral is made by an authority that does not come under the Commission, the necessary contacts shall be established immediately by the permanent secretariat in order to make sure that both sides ensure the confidentiality of the exchanges on the case in question.

The request shall be emailed in confidential form to the secretariat at the following email address: [email protected].

Where the referring authority becomes aware of the information referred to in Articles 136 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046, it shall inform the Panel thereof as soon as possible after this information has been brought to its knowledge, except in duly justified cases.

The request for a recommendation shall contain the information required in Article 142(3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046. It shall also contain the other relevant information referred to in Article 136 of the aforementioned Regulation, including, where applicable, OLAF reports. It shall include a duly completed information sheet.