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 cognisance 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 duties or relations have ceased, to keep them secret from any unauthorised person and from the general public.
Beidh de cheangal ar chomhaltaí institiúidí an Chomhphobail, ar chomhaltaí coistí, ar oifigigh agus seirbhísigh eile an Chomhphobail, agus araon daoine eile, a mbeidh orthu, i ngeall ar a ndualgais nó a gcaidreamh, poiblí nó príobháideach, le hinstitiúidí nó le suiteálacha an Chomhphobail nó leis na Gnóthais Chomhpháirteacha, aon fhíorais, faisnéis, eolas, doiciméid nó nithe, a bheidh faoi chóras slándála de réir forálacha a bheidh leagtha síos ag Ballstát nó ag institiúid de chuid an Chomhphobail, a fháil, nó fios a fháil orthu, na fíorais, an fhaisnéis, an t-eolas, na doiciméid agus na nithe sin a choimeád ina rún ó aon duine neamhúdaraithe agus ón bpobal i gcoitinne, fiú tar éis deireadh a theacht leis na dualgais nó leis an gcaidreamh sin.