Common use of OBLIGATIONS OF IMPARTIALITY Clause in Contracts

OBLIGATIONS OF IMPARTIALITY. 1) The Expert must carry out his/her services impartially. To this end, the Expert is required to: a) inform the Contracting Authority of any conflicts of interest arising in the course of his/her service-provision under this Contract; b) confirm they are not in any conflict of interests for the services he/she is carrying out by signing a declaration (▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇). 2) Definition of conflict of interests: a ‘conflict of interests’ exists if an Expert: a) has any vested interests in relation to the subject-matter of and/or tasks carried out under the Contract; b) or its organisation stands to benefit directly or indirectly, or be disadvantaged, as a direct result of the services provided under the Contract; c) is in any other situation that compromises his/her ability to provide his/her services in an impartial manner. The Contracting Authority will decide whether a conflict of interests exists, taking into account the objective circumstances, available information and related risks when an Expert is in any situation that could cast doubts on his/her ability to carry out his/her services in an impartial manner, or which could reasonably be perceived as such in the eyes of a third party. 3) Consequences of being in a conflict of interests: a) If a conflict of interests is reported by the Expert or determined by the Contracting Authority, the Expert must cease carrying out his/her services under the Contract; b) If a conflict of interests becomes apparent in the course of his/her provision of services under the Contract, the Expert must immediately inform the Contracting Authority thereof. If such a conflict of interests is confirmed by the Contracting Authority, the Expert must cease carrying out the services under the Contract. The provisions of Articles VI, VII, and VIII of the Contract apply in case of points a) and b) above.