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title: "Article 38f — Professional secrecy"
type: regulation
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source: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02014R0600-20251123"
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shortTitle: "Article 38f — Professional secrecy"
instrument_type: level1_regulation
authority: Commission
binding: true
binding_character: binding
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legal_basis: "Regulation (EU) No 600/2014"
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regulation-full: "Regulation (EU) No 600/2014"
article: 38f
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*In force · Consolidated version of 23 November 2025 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02014R0600-20251123)*

The obligation of professional secrecy referred to in Article 76 of Directive 2014/65/EU shall apply to ESMA and all persons who work or who have worked for ESMA or for any other person to whom ESMA has delegated tasks, including auditors and experts contracted by ESMA.

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[Title VIa — ESMA powers and competences](../titles/via.md) · [← Article 38e](38e.md) · [Article 38g →](38g.md)