Any official or servant of the European Parliament who becomes aware of evidence which gives rise to a presumption of the existence of possible cases of fraud, corruption or any other illegal activity detrimental to the interests of the Communities, or of serious situations relating to the discharge of professional duties which may constitute a failure to comply with the obligations of officials or servants of the Communities or staff not subject to the Staff Regulations liable to result in disciplinary or, in appropriate cases, criminal proceedings, shall inform without delay his Head of Service or Director-General or, if he considers it useful, his Secretary-General or the Office direct, in the case of an official, servant or staff member not subject to the Staff Regulations, or, in the case of failure to comply with the analogous obligations of Members, the President of the European Parliament.
Aon oifigeach nó seirbhíseach de chuid Pharlaimint na hEorpa a thagann chun bheith ar an eolas faoi fhianaise is cúis le toimhde go bhféadfadh sé gurb ann do chásanna calaoise nó éillithe nó d'aon ghníomhaíocht neamhdhleathach eile a dhéanfadh dochar do leasanna na gComhphobal, nó gurb ann do staideanna tromchúiseacha a bhaineann le comhlíonadh dualgas gairmiúil agus a d'fhéadfadh a bheith ina mainneachtain déanamh de réir oibleagáidí oifigigh nó sheirbhísigh na gComhphobal nó na foirne nach bhfuil faoi réir na Rialachán Foirne, ar mainneachtain í ar dóigh ina leith go leanfadh imeachtaí araíonachta nó, i gcásanna iomchuí, imeachtaí coiriúla aisti, déanfaidh sé an méid sin a chur in iúl gan mhoill dá Cheann Seirbhíse nó dá Ardstiúrthóir nó, má mheasann sé gur fóinteach déanamh amhlaidh, dá Ardrúnaí nó go díreach don Oifig, i gcás oifigigh, seirbhísigh nó duine den fhoireann nach bhfuil faoi réir na Rialachán Foirne nó, i gcás mainneachtana déanamh de réir oibleagáidí analógacha na bhFeisirí, d'Uachtarán Pharlaimint na hEorpa.