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title: "Article 121 — Legal privilege"
type: regulation
legal_status: in_force
source: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02023R1114-20240109"
shortTitle: "Article 121 — Legal privilege"
instrument_type: level1_regulation
authority: Commission
binding: true
binding_character: binding
mica_level2: false
legal_basis: "Regulation (EU) 2023/1114"
instrument: mica
celex: "32023R1114"
text_version: "Consolidated version of 9 January 2024"
source_url: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02023R1114-20240109"
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verified: true
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*In force · Consolidated version of 9 January 2024 · Verified 9 Nov 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02023R1114-20240109)*

The powers conferred on EBA by Articles [122](122.md) to [125](125.md), or on any official or other person authorised by EBA, shall not be used to require the disclosure of information which is subject to legal privilege.

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[Title VII — Competent authorities, EBA and ESMA](../titles/vii.md) › Chapter 5 — EBA’s powers and competences with respect to issuers of significant asset-referenced tokens and issuers of significant e-money tokens · [← Article 120](120.md) · [Article 122 →](122.md)