I. – The department referred to in Article L. 561-23 shall exchange with the supervisory authorities, professional bodies and national representative bodies referred to in Article L. 561-36 any information that may be useful for the performance of their respective duties in the application of this chapter.
II. – When, in the performance of their duties, the supervisory authorities and professional bodies discover facts likely to be related to money laundering or terrorist financing or any sum or transaction referred to in Article L. 561-15, they shall inform the department referred to in Article L. 561-23 without delay.
This department shall acknowledge receipt and may, at their request, keep them informed of the action taken on this information.
III. – By way of derogation from II, when, in the performance of its duties, the Bar Council becomes aware of facts likely to be related to money laundering or terrorist financing, the President of the Bar shall inform the Principal State Prosecutor of the Court of Appeal, who shall forward this information without delay to the department referred to in Article L. 561-23.
The President of the Council of the Bar of the Conseil d’Etat and the Cour de cassation shall inform the Principal State Prosecutor at the Cour de cassation of any similar facts of which the Bar has knowledge, who shall forward this information without delay to the aforementioned department.