The members of the institutions of the Community, the members of committees, the officials and other servants of the Community and any other persons who by reason of their duties or their public or private relations with the institutions or installations of the Community or with Joint Undertakings are called upon to acquire or obtain cognizance of any facts, information, knowledge, documents or objects which are subject to a security system in accordance with provisions laid down by a Member State or by an institution of the Community, shall be required, even after such du ties or relations have ceased, to keep them secret from any unauthorized person and from the general public.
Beidh de cheangal ar chomhaltaí institiúidi an Chomhphobail, ar chomhaltaí coisti, ar oifigigh agus sheirbhisigh eile an Chomh phobail, agus ar aon daoine eile, a mbeidh orthu, i ngeall ar a ndualgais nó a gcaidreamh, poibli nó príobháideach, le hinstitiúidi nó Ie suiteálacha an Chomhphobail nó leis na Gnóthais Chomh pháirteacha, aon fhiorais, fhaisnéis, eolas, doicimèid nó nithe, a bheidh faoi choras slándála de réir forálacha a bheidh leagtha sios ag Ballstát nó ag institiúid de chuid an Chomhphobail, a fháil, nó fios a fháil orthu, na florais, an fhaisnéis, an t-eolas, na doicimèid agus na nithe sin a choimeád ¡na rún ó aon duine neamhúdaraithe agus ón bpobal i gcoitinne, fiú tar èis deireadh a theacht leis na dualgais nó leis an gcaidreamh sin.