Notification procedures

De kompetente myndigheder bør indføre procedurer, der pålægger deres medarbejdere og medlemmerne af deres ledelsesorgan at underrette den kompetente myndighed om deres hensigt om at tiltræde en stilling eller acceptere enhver form for kontrakt om levering af professionelle ydelser med institutter eller enheder, der falder ind under en af følgende kategorier:

• a) institutter, der er underlagt den kompetente myndigheds tilsyn, herunder disse institutters direkte eller indirekte moderselskaber, datterselskaber eller tilknyttede selskaber
• b) enheder, der leverer tjenesteydelser til institutter eller enheder som omhandlet i litra a) ovenfor
• c) enheder, der udøver lobby- og fortalervirksomhed rettet mod den kompetente myndighed.

⁶ As defined in the EBA Outsourcing Guidelines (EBA/GL/2019/02).

• b) entities providing services to any of the institutions or entities mentioned in point a. above; or
• c) entities conducting lobbying and advocacy activities directed at the competent authority.

42. These notifications should be provided at the latest when an offer has been received and before accepting such offer. I f this conflicts with any relevant workers’ rights as set out in national labour law, notifications should be provided no later than a point in time that allows the competent authority to consider appropriate cooling-off periods.

43. Competent authorities should put in place procedures with regard to members of staff or members of a competent authority’s governance body who have applied for unpaid leave, to ensure that during the duration of the unpaid leave the concerned member does not enter into employment or accept any kind of contract for the provision of professional services for such an entity which may conflict with the legitimate interests of the competent authority.

44. Competent authorities should also require staff members or members of their governance body who intend to take unpaid leave to notify the authority within the periods set out in paragraph 41 if they intend to engage in activities with the institutions or entities referred to in paragraph 40; or, to notify their competent authority in good time before they begin any such activities during unpaid leave.