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Information covered by professional secrecy may not be disclosed to any other natural or legal person or authority except by virtue of Union or national legislative acts.\n\n### Related\n\n* [competent authority](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/competent-authority) — definition used in this article\n\n***\n\n[Title VII — Competent authorities, EBA and ESMA](../titles/vii.md) › Chapter 1 — Powers of competent authorities and cooperation between competent authorities, EBA and ESMA · [← Article 99](99.md) · [Article 101 →](101.md)\n"}