1.Members of the Joint Undertaking or of the Administrative Board and Joint Undertaking staff are not allowed to participate in the preparation, evaluation or the awarding procedures of calls for public tender, if they own or have partnership agreements with bodies who are potential candidates for calls for public tender or represent such bodies.
2.Members of the Joint Undertaking and participants in the Administrative Board must disclose any direct or indirect personal or corporate interest in the outcome of the deliberations of the Administrative Board in relation to any matter on the agenda. This requirement also applies to the staff in relation to the tasks which are assigned to them.
3.Based on the disclosure mentioned in paragraph 2 the Administrative Board may decide to exclude members, participants or staff from decisions or tasks where a conflict of interest is likely to occur. They will not have access to information relating to the fields deemed subject to potential conflicts of interest.