Notwithstanding the provisions of Act 68-678 of 26 July 1968 on the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or legal persons, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and the Autorité des marchés financiers shall cooperate with the European Central Bank, the authorities of other Member States of the European Union or of other States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area exercising similar functions, under the conditions laid down in this chapter. In particular, they shall exchange with the latter authorities the information necessary for the performance of their respective duties. When an emergency situation likely to threaten the stability of the financial system of another Member State of the European Union or another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area so warrants, they are also authorised to exchange any necessary information with the ministries of these States in charge of the financial sector, in compliance with the rules laid down in this article, Article L. 631-1 and Articles L. 632-2 to L. 632-4.
The cooperation provided for in the first paragraph may not be refused on the grounds that the acts to which the inspection or investigation relates do not contravene a legislative or regulatory provision in force in France.
A decree of the Conseil d’Etat shall specify the procedures for applying this article.
This cooperation shall take place in particular with a view to facilitating the recovery of financial penalties.