1.Subject to the conditions set out in the relevant applicable national law and the internal procedural rules of the competent authority, the competent authority may delegate the power to conduct on-site inspections to another authority provided that that authority and its inspection team both keep the information and documents obtained from the SIPS operator confidential and abide by the relevant principles of Article 7 as well as further internal organisational rules for an on-site inspection, and that the delegating competent authority shall retain full power over, and liability in respect of, the inspection.
2.The competent authority, another authority and the SIPS operator shall respect the confidentiality of the on-site inspection proceedings.