Without prejudice to paragraph 3 of this Article and to Article 17 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union, laid down in Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (
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), eu-LISA shall apply appropriate rules of professional secrecy or other equivalent duties of confidentiality to its staff required to work with API data and other PNR data transmitted through the router. This obligation shall also apply after such staff leave office or employment or after the termination of their activities.