The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may, notwithstanding the provisions of Act 68-678 of 26 July 1968 relating to the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or legal persons, enter into bilateral agreements with the authorities of a State that is not a member of the European Union and not a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and is responsible for a task similar to that entrusted in France to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, provided that these authorities are themselves subject to professional secrecy:
1. The extension of on-site inspections to branches or subsidiaries located abroad of an entity subject to supervision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution ;
2. The performance by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, at the request of these foreign authorities, of on-site inspections of institutions subject to its supervision in France which are branches or subsidiaries of institutions subject to the supervision of these authorities. These inspections may be carried out jointly with these foreign authorities;
3. The definition of the conditions under which the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may transmit, receive or exchange information relevant to the exercise of its powers and those of the foreign authorities responsible for the supervision of credit institutions, investment firms, other financial institutions, insurance or reinsurance undertakings, institutions for occupational retirement provision or financial markets.