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In this act Article 14 of 16

Article 14 — Independent expert consultation

Digital & dataLevel 2Delegated RegulationDSAIn forceOfficial source

14(1)

1.Before formulating a reasoned request, or taking a decision on an amendment request, the Digital Services Coordinator may decide to consult experts.

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14(2)

2.The experts shall be independent and impartial and possess relevant expertise and proven skills and have the capacity and resources to perform the identified task, without incurring undue delay.

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14(3)

3.To attest impartiality, the experts shall sign a declaration confirming that they:

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14(3)(a)
(a)have no financial or personal ties to the data provider or the applicant researchers;
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14(3)(b)
(b)have no interest in the outcome of the data access process;
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14(3)(c)
(c)are free from any conflicts of interest.
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14(4)

4.The Digital Services Coordinator shall encode any consultation carried out pursuant to paragraph 1, along with the expert opinion received in response to the consultation, without undue delay in AGORA.

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CHAPTER IV — CONDITIONS FOR PROVIDING THE DATA REQUESTED TO VETTED RESEARCHERS