Article 115

Professional secrecy

1. Any confidential information received, exchanged or transmitted pursuant to this Regulation, by any person, body, or authority referred to in paragraph 2, shall be subject to the condition of professional secrecy, as laid down in paragraphs 2 and 3.

2. Without prejudice to the exchange and use of information in accordance with this Regulation, an obligation of professional secrecy shall apply to all persons who work or who have worked for the Commission, the Agency, the competent authorities, or a qualified technical body for space activities, an authority, a natural or legal person to whom the competent authorities or the qualified technical bodies for space activities have delegated powers and tasks, including auditors and experts contracted by them.

3. Information covered by the professional secrecy, including in the context of exchange of information among competent authorities under this Regulation, and competent authorities designated or established in accordance with Directive (EU) 2022/2555 and Directive (EU) 2022/2557, shall not be disclosed to any other person or authority, except by virtue of provisions laid down by Union or national law.

4. All information exchanged pursuant to this Regulation between competent authorities which concerns business or operational conditions, and economic or personal affairs, shall be confidential and subject to the requirement of professional secrecy, except where a competent authority states, at the time of initiating the communication, that such information may be disclosed, or where such disclosure is necessary for the purpose of legal proceedings.

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