S.L. 156.2 ст. 23Conflicts of interest.

(1) The competent authority shall ensure that no individual expert advisor or any member serving on the said advisory committees may be compromised by conflicts of interest.

(2) It shall be the duty of every individual expert advisor or any member serving on the said advisory committees, who has a pecuniary interest, direct or indirect, in any matter to disclose openly such interest by writing to the Chairperson as soon as such pecuniary interest arises and not later than one week after it arises. A person who fails to comply with the provisions of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence against this regulation.