Article 11 Confidentiality obligations

Any confidential information received, exchanged or transmitted pursuant to this Regulation shall be subject to the conditions of professional secrecy laid down in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4.

The obligation of professional secrecy shall apply to any person subject to the provisions of this Regulation.

Confidential information received by the persons or regulatory authorities referred to in paragraph 2 in the course of their duties may not be divulged to any other person or authority, without prejudice to cases covered by F1... the other provisions of this Regulation or F2any other enactment.

Without prejudice to cases covered by F3any other enactment, F4the regulatory authority, bodies or persons who receive confidential information pursuant to this Regulation may use it only for the purpose of carrying out their duties under this regulation, except where written consent has been provided by the primary owner of the data.