Article 8
Conflicts of interest
1. The code of conduct shall require a contributor to establish systems and controls concerning the management of conflicts of interest that include at least the following elements:
(a) |
establishment of a conflicts of interest policy that addresses:
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(b) |
establishment of a register of conflicts of interest to be used to record any conflicts of interest identified and any measures taken to manage them, together with requirements to keep the register up-to-date and to provide internal or external auditors with access to it. |
2. The code of conduct shall require that members of a contributor's staff who are involved in the contribution process be trained in all policies, procedures and controls relating to the identification, prevention and management of conflicts of interest.
3. The administrator may choose to omit one or more of the requirements in points (iii), (v), (vi) and (vii) of paragraph 1(a) in the case of a contributor contributing input data to a non-significant benchmark.