1.The members of the Administrative Board and the alternates shall be subject to the professional secrecy requirements laid down in Article 37 of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank even after their duties have ceased.
2.The proceedings of the Administrative Board shall be confidential unless the Governing Council authorises the President of the ECB to make the outcome of such proceedings public.
3.Documents drawn up or held by the Administrative Board shall be ECB documents and shall therefore be classified and handled in accordance with Article 23.3 of the Rules of Procedure of the European Central Bank ( 2 ).