Article 213(2) of the EC Treaty
Annex 1: Annex to the Green Paper: Integrity —
the EC Treaty and the Staff Regulations
"The Members
of the Commission shall, in the general interest of the Community,
be completely independent in the performance of their duties.
In the performance of these duties, they shall
neither seek nor take instructions from any government or from
any other body. They shall refrain from any action incompatible
with their duties. […] The Members of the Commission may
not, during their term of office, engage in any other occupation,
whether gainful or not. When entering upon their duties they shall
give a solemn undertaking that, both during and after their term
of office, they will respect the obligations arising there from
and in particular their duty to behave with integrity and discretion
as regards the acceptance, after they have ceased to hold office,
of certain appointments or benefits."
Staff Regulations
Article 11: "An official shall carry out his
duties and conduct himself solely with the interests of the Communities
in mind; he shall neither seek nor take instructions from any
[…] organisation or person outside his institution. He shall
carry out the duties assigned to him objectively, impartially
[…]."
Article 16: "An official shall, after leaving
the service, continue to be bound by the duty to behave with integrity
and discretion as regards the acceptance of certain appointments
or benefits. Officials intending to engage in an occupational
activity, whether gainful or not, within two years of leaving
the service shall inform their institution thereof. If that activity
is related to the work carried out by the official during the
last three years of service and could lead to a conflict with
the legitimate interests of the institution, the Appointing Authority
may […] either forbid him from undertaking it or give its
approval subject to any conditions it thinks fit."
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