I.-The legal representatives, directors, staff and agents of the associations referred to in I of Article L. 519-11 of this Code are bound by professional secrecy in the context of the tasks referred to in I, under the conditions and subject to the penalties set out in Articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the Criminal Code.
This secrecy may not be invoked against the body that keeps the register referred to in I of Article L. 546-1 of this Code, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution or the judicial authority acting in the context of either criminal proceedings or winding-up proceedings initiated against a person referred to in Article L. 612-2. The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may obtain from the association any information necessary for the performance of its duties.
II – By way of derogation from I of Article L. 612-17, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may communicate to the associations mentioned in I of this article information covered by professional secrecy when this information is useful to the associations in carrying out the missions mentioned in I of Article L. 519-11 or to the body that keeps the register mentioned in I of Article L. 546-1 in carrying out its own missions.
This information may only be used by the aforementioned associations or bodies for the performance of their duties and solely for the purposes for which it was communicated. The information transmitted remains covered by professional secrecy.