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Article 12 Independence, impartiality and objectivity

United Kingdom

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1.

Advisors shall be appointed or assigned in their personal capacity. They shall not delegate their responsibilities to any other person.

2.

Advisors shall not have financial or other interests in the medical device industry or in a notified body or any other organisation or sector, which could affect their independence, impartiality and objectivity. They shall make a declaration of interests indicating any interest which may compromise or may reasonably be perceived to compromise their independence, impartiality and objectivity, including any relevant circumstances relating to their close family members.

3.

Declarations of interests shall be submitted in writing, when applying to the call for expression of interest.

4.

Advisors shall update their declarations of interest:

  • prior to the appointment to an expert panel or prior to inclusion on the central list;

  • whenever a change of circumstances so requires;

  • prior to commencement of a specific task in the expert panel.

5.

Where the obligations referred to in paragraphs 1 to 4 are not met, the Commission may take all appropriate measures.