Recital 6

(6)Union law provides that confidentiality of certain information or documents must be protected, including personal data, and, subject to certain exceptions, prohibits disclosure to third parties of confidential information or documents. In particular, pursuant to the rules on professional secrecy contained in Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council ⁴ , confidential information received in the course of their duties by ‘persons working for or who have worked for competent authorities, and auditors or experts acting on behalf of competent authorities’, may be disclosed only in summary or aggregate form, such that individual credit institutions cannot be identified, without prejudice to cases covered by criminal law.