Confidentiality and protection of personal data
Article 17
1. The panel members shall not divulge information, including commercially sensitive or personal data, acquired as a result of the panel's work or of other activities relating to the application of this Decision, even after they have ceased to be members. They shall sign a declaration of confidentiality to this effect. 2. The panel members shall comply with the Commission's security rules on the protection of EU classified and sensitive non-classified information, as set out in Commission Decisions (EU, Euratom) 2015/443 ( 4 ) and (EU, Euratom) 2015/444 ( 5 ) . Should they fail to respect these obligations, the Commission may take all appropriate measures.