Art. 13 Sekretess | Scientific panel of independent experts | AI act

This article sets out the confidentiality obligations that bind all experts on the scientific panel.

It establishes that experts must not disclose confidential information acquired through their panel work, and layers this requirement across multiple legal frameworks — the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and two specific Commission Decisions governing the protection of classified and sensitive non-classified information.

The article connects directly to Article 10, which addresses independence and conflicts of interest, together forming the core conduct standards experts must uphold throughout their membership.

Importantly, non-compliance with these confidentiality obligations carries a direct enforcement consequence: the Commission is empowered to take all appropriate measures, up to and including dismissal from the panel.

Important points:

Experts must not disclose any confidential information acquired through their work on the scientific panel and are required to sign a declaration of confidentiality to this effect.
Confidentiality obligations extend beyond this regulation, requiring experts to comply with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and relevant Commission Decisions on classified and sensitive non-classified information.
The Commission may dismiss an expert from the scientific panel if these confidentiality obligations are not met.

1. Experterna får inte yppa information av konfidentiell natur som de tagit del av under sitt arbete i den vetenskapliga panelen eller till följd av annan verksamhet som omfattas av denna förordning. För detta ändamål ska de underteckna en sekretessförklaring.
1. Experterna ska också följa artikel 339 i fördraget om Europeiska unionens funktionssätt.
1. Experterna ska följa sekretessreglerna om skydd av säkerhetsskyddsklassificerade EU-uppgifter och känsliga icke-säkerhetsskyddsklassificerade uppgifter enligt kommissionens beslut (EU, Euratom) 2015/443(³) och (EU, Euratom) 2015/444(⁴).
1. Om de skyldigheter som avses i punkterna 1, 2 och 3 inte uppfylls får kommissionen vidta alla lämpliga åtgärder, inbegripet att entlediga experten från den vetenskapliga panelen.