Maintenance of Confidentiality

18. An arbitrator or former arbitrator shall not at any time disclose or use any information not in the public domain concerning the existence of the proceeding or any element of it (including________________), except for the purposes of the proceeding and shall not, in any case, disclose or use any such information to gain personal advantage or advantage for others or to affect adversely the interest of others.

19. An arbitrator or former arbitrator shall not disclose an arbitral tribunal ruling or parts thereof prior to its publication in accordance with Article X.12 (Proceedings of Arbitral Tribunals) of Chapter X (Dispute Settlement).

20. An arbitrator or former arbitrator shall not at any time disclose the information as defined in paragraph 18 to this Annex, , except as required by law or in case that such disclosure is necessary to enforce or challenge an award in bona fide legal proceedings before a judicial authority In such cases, the arbitrator  shall provide sufficient advance notice to the Parties. In any case, disclosure shall not be broader than necessary to satisfy the legitimate purpose of the disclosure.