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1. Without prejudice to Article 20, the Centre shall not divulge to third parties confidential information that it receives for which confidential treatment has been requested and justified, except for information which must be made public, if circumstances so require, in order to protect public health. If the confidential information has been submitted by a Member State, that information shall not be disclosed without the prior consent of that Member State. The Commission’s rules on security regarding the protection of EU classified information, laid down in Commission Decisions (EU, Euratom) 2015/443 () and (EU, Euratom) 2015/444 (), shall apply to the work of the Centre and its staff.

2. Members of the Management Board, the director, members of the Advisory Forum, as well as external experts participating in the scientific panels and the staff of the Centre, even after their duties have ceased, shall be subject to the obligation of professional secrecy pursuant to Article 339 TFEU.

3. The conclusions of the scientific opinions delivered by the Centre relating to foreseeable health effects shall on no account be kept confidential.

4. The Centre shall lay down in its internal rules the practical arrangements for implementing the confidentiality rules referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2.

5. The Centre shall take all necessary measures to facilitate the exchange of information relevant to its tasks with the Commission, the Member States and, where appropriate, other Union institutions, Union bodies, offices and agencies, and international organisations and third countries, in accordance with appropriate working arrangements established with the Commission.

6. The Centre shall develop, deploy and operate an information system capable of exchanging classified and sensitive non-classified information as specified in this Article.