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title: "Article 129 — Professional secrecy"
type: regulation
legal_status: in_force
source: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02023R1114-20240109"
shortTitle: "Article 129 — Professional secrecy"
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"
check_status: matched
verified: true
last_checked: 2026-11-09
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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 obligation of professional secrecy shall apply to EBA and all persons who work or who have worked for EBA as well as for any other person to whom EBA has delegated tasks, including auditors and experts contracted by EBA.

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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 128](128.md) · [Article 130 →](130.md)