Impartiality and Independence. A Panelist shall be impartial and independent and shall have, before accepting appointment, disclosed to the Provider any circumstances giving rise to justifiable doubt as to the Panelist’s impartiality or independence. If, at any stage during the administrative proceeding, new circumstances arise that could give rise to justifiable doubt as to the impartiality or independence of the Panelist, that Panelist shall promptly disclose such circumstances to the Provider. In such event, the Provider shall have the discretion to appoint a substitute Panelist.
Impartiality and Independence. Each arbitrator must be impartial and independent. He shall exercise his office to the best of his knowledge and abilities, and in doing so is not bound by any directions.
Impartiality and Independence. The Commission shall be an impartial and independent mechanism with full autonomy to carry out its mandate and fulfil its functions.
Impartiality and Independence. The Adjudicator shall be and remain impartial and independent from F4E and its Contractor(s) (or any other parties to the adjudication, as the case may be) and shall be under a continuing liability to disclose in writing without delay to F4E, its Contractor(s) (or any other parties to the adjudication, as the case may be) and to the other adjudicators in the Panel of Adjudicators any fact or circumstance that might be such as to call into question his impartiality or independence as between F4E and the respective Contractor(s). Amongst others, the Adjudicator shall:
Impartiality and Independence. To ensure independence, credibility and reliability in the performance of the services, the Laboratory is obliged to take measures to ensure that neither the Laboratory, nor any persons at the Laboratory with a responsible or participatory role, are simultaneously providing consultancy services to third parties, if such consultancy services could raise doubts about the impartiality of the Laboratory. The Laboratory must ensure that ownership interests or similar interests of the Laboratory and its employees in companies or undertakings are not likely to raise doubts as to the Laboratory’s impartiality. The Laboratory must notify the Customer immediately if any matter arises that is likely to give cause for doubt as to the Laboratory’s independence or impartiality. If the Laboratory is in doubt as to whether its performance of other services for another customer may give rise to doubt as to the impartiality of the Laboratory, then the Laboratory must contact the Customer immediately. In the event a conflict of interest, the Customer may request a third party to perform part of the services. If the Laboratory is no longer able to perform a substantial part of the services due to the conflict of interest, the Customer may also terminate the Framework Agreement for future services.
