# Regulation No 31 (EEC), 11 (EAEC), laying down the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, Article 17


1. An official shall refrain from any unauthorised disclosure of information received in the line of duty, unless that information has already been made public or is accessible to the public.
2. An official shall continue to be bound by this obligation after leaving the service.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1962/31/article/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1962-31/article-17
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