# Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1396 of 10 September 2019 laying down the rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the designation of expert panels in the field of medical devices (Text with EEA relevance), Article 15: Confidentiality

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

1. Advisors shall not divulge any information of confidential nature acquired as part of their work in the expert panels or as a result of other activities governed by this Decision. For that purpose, they shall sign a declaration of confidentiality.
2. Advisors shall comply with the rules on security regarding the protection of Union classified information and sensitive non-classified information, laid down in Decisions (EU, Euratom) 2015/443 and (EU, Euratom) 2015/444.
3. Where the obligations referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 are not met, the Commission may take all appropriate measures.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2019/1396/article/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-1396/article-15
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