# Article 6 — Secretariat **Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/454 · binding · OJ L, 2025/454, 10.3.2025 · dated 7 Mar 2025 [in force]** *In force · Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/454, OJ L, 2025/454, 10.3.2025 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/454/oj/eng)* 1. The AI Office and the Joint Research Centre shall jointly provide the secretariat (the ‘Secretariat’) for the scientific panel. 2. The Secretariat shall be responsible for providing the necessary support for the efficient functioning of the scientific panel. The Secretariat shall, in particular: **—** identify and manage potential conflicts of interests; **—** monitor compliance with the rules of procedure referred to in Article 8 and compliance with the requests to carry out tasks according to Article 68(3) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689; **—** process requests from market surveillance authorities to the scientific panel for additional expertise; **—** process requests from Member States for support by experts for the purpose of their enforcement of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 at national level.