# Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008, Article 103: Confidentiality

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. The relevant authority shall take all necessary steps to ensure the confidentiality of the information communicated or obtained under inspection ... measures implemented under this Regulation.
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2. Without prejudice to the law applying in the constituent nation in relation to legal proceedings, information collected in the course of scrutiny as provided for in Chapter III of Title V shall be protected by professional secrecy. It shall not be communicated to any persons other than those who, by reason of their duties ..., are required to have knowledge thereof for the purposes of performing those duties.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/1306/article/103 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-1306/article-103
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