Ombudsmanden afgiver ved tiltraedelsen af sit hverv en hoejtidelig forsikring over for De Europaeiske Faellesskabers Domstol om, at han vil varetage sit hverv fuldstaendig uafhaengigt og upartisk og under hele hvervets varighed og efter dettes ophoer vil overholde de forpligtelser, der foelger med hans hverv, i saerdeleshed pligten til efter hvervets ophoer at udvise haederlighed og tilbageholdenhed med hensyn til overtagelse af visse hverv eller opnaaelse af visse fordele.
When taking up his duties, the Ombudsman shall give a solemn undertaking before the Court of Justice of the European Communities that he will perform his duties with complete independence and impartiality and that during and after his term of office he will respect the obligations arising therefrom, in particular his duty to behalve with integrety and discretion as regards the acceptance, after he has ceased to hold office, of certain appointments or benefits.