Duty to supply information
Any official or servant of the General Secretariat who becomes aware of evidence which gives rise to a presumption of the existence of possible cases of fraud, corruption or any other illegal activity detrimental to the interests of the Communities, or of serious situations relating to the discharge of professional duties which may constitute a failure to comply with the obligations of officials or servants of the Communities liable to result in disciplinary or, in appropriate cases, criminal proceedings, or a failure to comply with the obligations imposed by Community law on Members of the Council and its bodies in the context of the duties they perform in that capacity, where that failure is detrimental to the interests of the Communities, shall without delay inform his Head of Service or Director-General or, if he considers it useful, the Secretary-General or the Office directly.
The Secretary-General, the Directors-General and the Heads of Service of the General Secretariat shall transmit without delay to the Office any evidence of which they are aware from which the existence of irregularities as referred to in the first paragraph may be presumed.
Officials or servants of the General Secretariat must in no way suffer inequitable or discriminatory treatment as a result of having communicated the information referred to in the first and second paragraphs.
Members of the Council and Permanent Representatives who acquire knowledge of facts as referred to in the first paragraph shall inform the President of the Council or, if they consider it useful, the Office directly. Delegates of the Member States who acquire knowledge of facts as referred to in the first paragraph shall inform the Permanent Representative of their Member State.
