Article 2
Duty to supply information Any official or servant of the Commission 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 analogous obligations of the Members of the Commission or members of the Commission's staff not subject to the Staff Regulations, shall inform without delay his Head of Service or Director-General or, if he considers it useful, the Secretary-General of the Commission or the Office direct. The Secretary-General, the Directors-General and the Heads of Service of the Commission 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 Commission shall in no way suffer inequitable or discriminatory treatment as a result of having communicated the information referred to in the first and second paragrpahs. Members of the Commission who acquire knowledge of facts as referred to in the first paragraph shall inform the President of the Commission or, if they consider it useful, the Office direct.