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Article R821-21-1 of the French Commercial code

I.- Where the High Counsel communicates confidential information or documents to an authority of a State which is not a member of the European Union, the High Counsel shall require that such information or documents may only be disclosed to third parties with the express consent of the High Counsel and provided that such disclosure is solely for the purposes for which the High Counsel has given its consent, or is required by Union or national law, or is necessary in connection with legal proceedings in the State concerned.

II.- The High Counsel shall only disclose confidential information or documents received from the competent authority of a State which is not a member of the European Union if such disclosure is required by European Union or national law or, if such disclosure is necessary in connection with legal proceedings in the State concerned.The High Council shall not disclose confidential information or documents received from the competent authority of a State which is not a member of the European Union unless such disclosure is required by European Union law or national law or, if provided for in a cooperation agreement, on condition that it has obtained the express consent of the authority in question.

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Article R821-21-1

I.-Lorsque le Haut conseil communique des informations ou documents confidentiels à une autorité d’un Etat non membre de l’Union européenne, il exige que ces informations ou documents ne puissent être divulgués à des tiers qu’avec son consentement exprès et sous réserve que cette divulgation réponde aux seules fins pour lesquelles le Haut conseil a donné son consentement, ou qu’elle soit requise par le droit de l’Union ou le droit national, ou qu’elle soit nécessaire dans le cadre de procédures judiciaires dans l’Etat concerné.

II.-Le Haut conseil ne divulgue les informations ou documents confidentiels reçus de l’autorité compétente d’un Etat non membre de l’Union européenne que si cette divulgation est requise par le droit de l’Union européenne ou le droit national ou, si elle est prévue par une convention de coopération, à la condition d’avoir recueilli le consentement exprès de l’autorité en question.

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