( 15 ) Danmark har under henvisning til artikel 1 i protokollen ( nr. 12 ) om visse bestemmelser vedrørende Danmark i forbindelse med Edinburgh-aftalen af 12 . december 1992 meddelt , at Danmark ikke ønsker at deltage i tredje fase af Den Økonomiske og Monetære Union ;
( 20 ) Whereas any infringement of the rules binding members of the staff of the ECB , whether committed wilfully or through negligence , renders them liable to disciplinary sanctions and , if appropriate , legal penalties for the violation of professional secrecy , subject to the combined provisions of Articles 12 and 18 of the Protocol on the privileges and immunities of the European Communities ;