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Article L423-6 of the French Insurance Code

The members of the Management Board and the Supervisory Board of the guarantee fund, as well as any person who by virtue of their duties has access to documents and information held by the guarantee fund, are bound by professional secrecy under the conditions and subject to the penalties set out in article 226-13 of the French Criminal Code. This secrecy may not be invoked against the judicial authorities acting in criminal proceedings, the civil courts ruling on an appeal against a decision of the guarantee fund, or the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

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Article L423-6

Les membres du directoire et du conseil de surveillance du fonds de garantie, ainsi que toute personne qui par ses fonctions a accès aux documents et informations détenus par le fonds de garantie, sont tenus au secret professionnel dans les conditions et sous les peines prévues à l’article 226-13 du code pénal. Ce secret n’est opposable ni à l’autorité judiciaire agissant dans le cadre d’une procédure pénale, ni aux juridictions civiles statuant sur un recours formé à l’encontre d’une décision du fonds de garantie, ni à l’Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

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