# Council Decision (EU) 2019/117 of 21 January 2019 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Council established under the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the SADC EPA States, of the other part, as regards the adoption of the Rules of Procedure for dispute avoidance and settlement and the Code of Conduct for arbitrators and mediators, Article 6: Confidentiality

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

1. An arbitrator shall not, at any time, disclose any non-public information concerning the proceedings or acquired during the proceedings for which he or she has been appointed. An arbitrator shall not, in any case, disclose or use such information to gain personal advantage or advantage for others or to adversely affect the interest of others.
2. An arbitrator shall not disclose a decision of the arbitration panel or parts thereof prior to its publication.
3. An arbitrator shall not, at any time, disclose the deliberations of an arbitration panel, or any arbitrator's view, or make any statements on the proceedings for which he or she has been appointed or on the issues in dispute in the proceedings.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2019/117/annex/II/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-117/annex-II/article-6
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