In accordance with Article 33 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010, Member States and EBA may conclude cooperation agreements, providing for exchanges of information, with the competent authorities of third countries or with authorities or bodies of third countries as defined in ArticlesArticle 47 and Article 48(1) of this Directive only if the information disclosed is subject to guarantees of professional secrecy at least equivalent to those referred to in Article 44(1).44(1) of this Directive. Such exchange of information shall be for the purpose of performing the supervisory tasktasks of thethose authorities or bodies mentioned.bodies.
Where the information originates in another Member State, it mayshall not be disclosed without the express agreement of the competent authorities which have disclosed it and, where appropriate, solely for the purposes for which those authorities gave their agreement.