1. When performing the tasks conferred on them by this Regulation, the Board and the national resolution authorities shall act independently and in the general interest.
2. The Chair, the Vice-Chair and the members referred to in Article 43(1)(b) shall perform their tasks in conformity with the decisions of the Board, the Council and the Commission. They shall act independently and objectively in the interest of the Union as a whole and shall neither seek nor take instructions from the Union's institutions or bodies, from any government of a Member State or from any other public or private body.
In the deliberations and decision-making processes within the Board, they shall express their own views and vote independently.
3. Neither the Member States, the Union's institutions or bodies, nor any other public or private body shall seek to influence the Chair, the Vice-Chair or the members of the Board.
4. In accordance with the Staff Regulations of Officials as laid down by Council Regula
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