Obligation of professional secrecy (Article 339, TFEU)

Definition

The members of the institutions of the Union, the members of committees, and the officials and other servants of the Union shall be required, even after their duties have ceased,

not to disclose information of the kind covered by the obligation of professional secrecy, in particular information about undertakings, their business relations or their cost components.

Related terms:

Parent term:

PART SEVEN GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS (TFEU)

Sibling terms:

Legal capacity of the Union in each of the Member States (Article 335, TFEU)
Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union and the Conditions of Employment of other servants of the Union (Article 336, TFEU)
The right of the Commission to collect any information required for the performance of the tasks entrusted to it (Article 337, TFEU)
The production of Union statistics (Article 338, TFEU)
Liability of the Union and its servants (Article 340, TFEU)
The seat of the institutions of the Union (Article 341, TFEU)
Rules governing the languages of the institutions of the Union (Article 342, TFEU)
Privileges and immunities of the European Union, the European Central Bank and the European Investment Bank (Article 343, TFEU)
Settlement of disputes concerning the Treaties by Member States (Article 344, TFEU)
Restrictions of Treaties regarding rules governing property ownership (Article 345, TFEU)
Rules for Member States outside of the provisions of the Treaties (Article 346, TFEU)
Common measures in the event of internal disturbances, in the event of war or serious international tension (Article 347, TFEU)
Examination of measures or bringing the matter before the Court of Justice (Article 348, TFEU)
Specific measures aimed at laying down the conditions of the application of the Treaties and common policies to remote regions (Article 349, TFEU)
Existence or completion of regional unions (Article 350, TFEU)
Treaties and old agreements with third countries (Article 351, TFEU)
Procedure in regard to an inadequate framework of the Treaties (Article 352, TFEU)
Restrictions of Article 48(7) of the Treaty on European Union (Article 353, TFEU)
Qualified majority for the adoption of the decisions (Article 354, TFEU)
Restrictions of the territorial scope and the scope in relation to the subject matter of the Treaties (Article 355, TFEU)
Duration of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (Article 356, TFEU)
Entry into force of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the deposition of the instruments of ratification (Article 357, TFEU)
Final provision of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (Article 358, TFEU)