Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 Article 86

Professional secrecy of the European Data Protection Supervisor

Article 86

The European Data Protection Supervisor and staff shall, both during and after their term of office, be subject to a duty of professional secrecy with regard to any confidential information which has come to their knowledge in the course of the performance of official duties.

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