# Commission Decision (EU) 2018/1220 of 6 September 2018 on the rules of procedure of the panel referred to in Article 143 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Article 22: Permanent secretariat of the Panel

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. The provisions of Article 7, except for those in paragraph 2(k) thereof, shall apply.
2. In particular, the secretariat shall:
(a) where the Panel is directly informed of a case by a staff member, ensure that the file is sent to the appointing authority and shall notify this to the staff member who transmitted the information, as specified in Article 23(2);
(b) where a case is referred to the Panel, verify the capacity of the referring authority and of its designated representatives;
(c) identify, in agreement with the Chair, the three additional members of the Panel and the observers and verify their capacity;
(d) verify that the files are complete and contain all the necessary documents and information, in particular the information sheet, a description of the facts and the alleged irregularity, and the supporting documents, including the investigation reports;
(e) verify that the staff member concerned has been properly heard by the appointing authority or the authorising officer responsible, as appropriate;
(f) draw up the draft opinions to be submitted for examination by the Panel for a decision and send them to the Chair, to the other members and to the observers who have been called upon to participate in settling a case;
(g) send the recommendations referred to in Article 93(3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 to the authorising officer responsible and the internal audit service responsible;
(h) where the Panel considers that the case is a matter for OLAF, transmit the file to the appointing authority without delay and inform OLAF.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2018/1220/article/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-1220/article-22
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