Poleg tega je treba upoštevati, da je tajnost postopka zaščitena tudi s pravili o ravnanju glede dostopa javnosti do dokumentov Komisije in Sveta, kakor je določeno v Sklepu Komisije 94/90/ESPJ, ES, Euratom [13], spremenjenim s Sklepom 96/567/ESPJ, ES, Euratom [14], kakor so zaščiteni interni dokumenti, ki se nanašajo na inšpekcijske preglede in preiskave ter tiste, katerih razkritje bi lahko ogrozilo zaščito zasebnosti posameznikov, poslovnih ali industrijskih tajnosti ali zaupnosti, ki jih zahtevajo pravne ali fizične osebe.
It should, moreover, be noted that the secrecy of proceedings is also protected by the code of conduct on public access to Commission and Council documents as set out in Commission Decision 94/90/ECSC, EC, Euratom (13), as amended by Decision 96/567/ECSC, EC, Euratom (14) as are internal documents relating to inspections and investigations and those whose disclosure could jeopardize the protection of individual privacy, business and industrial secrets or the confidentiality requested by a legal or natural person.