Common use of OBLIGATIONS OF IMPARTIALITY Clause in Contracts

OBLIGATIONS OF IMPARTIALITY. The expert must perform its work impartially. To this end, the expert is required to: inform the contracting party or relevant service of any conflicts of interest arising in the course of its work confirm there is no conflict of interest for the work s/he is carrying out by signing a declaration (Annex 3). Definition of the conflict of interest: a conflict of interest exists if an expert: has any vested interests in relation to the questions upon which s/he is asked to give advice or its organisation stands to benefit directly or indirectly, or be disadvantaged, as a direct result of the work carried out is in any other situation that compromises its ability to carry out its work impartially. The contracting party or relevant service will decide whether a conflict of interest exists, taking account of the objective circumstances, available information and related risks when an expert is in any other situation that could cast doubt on its ability to carry out its work, or that could reasonably appear to do so in the eyes of an external third party. If a conflict of interest is reported by the expert or established by the contracting party or relevant service, the expert must not carry out the work; If a conflict becomes apparent in the course of its work, the expert must inform immediately the contracting party or relevant service. If a conflict is confirmed, the expert must stop carrying out its work. If necessary, the expert will be replaced.

OBLIGATIONS OF IMPARTIALITY. The expert must perform its his/her work impartially. To this end, the expert is required to: inform the contracting party authority or relevant service of any conflicts of interest arising in the course of its his/her work confirm there is no conflict of interest for the work s/he is carrying out by signing a declaration (Annex 3). Definition of the conflict of interest: a conflict of interest exists if an expert: has any vested interests in relation to the questions upon which s/he is asked to give advice or its his/her organisation stands to benefit directly or indirectly, or be disadvantaged, as a direct result of the work carried out is in any other situation that compromises its his/her ability to carry out its the work impartially. The contracting party authority or relevant service will decide whether a conflict of interest exists, taking account of the objective circumstances, available information and related risks when an expert is in any other situation that could cast doubt on its ability to carry out its his/her work, or that could reasonably appear to do so in the eyes of an external third party. If a conflict of interest is reported by the expert or established by the contracting party authority or relevant service, the expert must not carry out the work; If a conflict becomes apparent in the course of its his/her work, the expert must inform immediately the contracting party authority or relevant service. If a conflict is confirmed, the expert must stop carrying out its his/her work. If necessary, the expert will be replaced.