Article 57
Exchange of information with oversight bodies
1.
Notwithstanding Articles 53, 54 and 55, Member States shall ensure that an exchange of information can take place between the competent authorities and the authorities responsible for oversight:
(a)
the bodies involved in the liquidation and bankruptcy of institutions and in other similar procedures;
(b)
contractual or institutional protection schemes as referred to in Article 113(7) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013;
(c)
persons charged with carrying out statutory audits of the accounts of institutions, insurance undertakings and financial institutions.
2.
In the cases referred to in paragraph 1, Member States shall require fulfilment of at least the following conditions:
(a)
that the information is exchanged for the purpose of performing the tasks referred to in paragraph 1;
(b)
that the information received is subject to professional secrecy requirements at least equivalent to those referred to in Article 53(1);
(c)
where the information originates in another Member State, that it is not disclosed without the express agreement of the competent authorities which have disclosed it and, where appropriate, solely for the purposes for which those authorities gave their agreement.
3.
Notwithstanding Articles 53, 54 and 55, Member States may, with the aim of strengthening the stability and integrity of the financial system, authorise the exchange of information between competent authorities and the authorities or bodies responsible under law for the detection and investigation of breaches of company law.
In such cases Member States shall require fulfilment of at least the following conditions:
(a)
that the information is exchanged for the purpose of detecting and investigating breaches of company law;
(b)
that the information received is subject to professional secrecy requirements at least equivalent to those referred to in Article 53(1);
(c)
where the information originates in another Member State, that it is not disclosed without the express agreement of the competent authorities which have disclosed it and, where appropriate, solely for the purposes for which those authorities gave their agreement.
4.
Where the authorities or bodies referred to in paragraph 1 perform their task of detection or investigation with the aid, in view of their specific competence, of persons appointed for that purpose and not employed in the public sector, a Member State may extend the possibility of exchanging information provided for in the first subparagraph of paragraph 3 to such persons under the conditions specified in the second subparagraph of paragraph 3.
5.
The competent authorities shall communicate to EBA the names of the authorities or bodies which may receive information pursuant to this Article.
6.
In order to implement paragraph 4, the authorities or bodies referred to in paragraph 3 shall communicate to the competent authorities which have disclosed the information, the names and precise responsibilities of the persons to whom it is to be sent.