I. – The department referred to in Article L. 561-23 may request information from the funds set up pursuant to 9° of Article 53 of Law No. 71-1130 of 31 December 1971 relating to the amount, origin and destination of funds, bills or securities deposited by a lawyer, the identity of the lawyer concerned and the nature of the case registered by the fund.
These funds communicate the information requested to the department referred to in Article L. 561-23 via the President of the Bar Association with which the lawyer concerned is registered.
II. – It is forbidden, under penalty of the sanctions provided for in Article L. 574-1, for the persons mentioned in I to bring to the knowledge of any person the information resulting from the exercise by the department mentioned in Article L. 561-23 of the right of communication provided for in this Article.