(3)In accordance with Article 6(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 and Article 21 of Regulation (EU) No 468/2014 (ECB/2014/17), both the ECB and national competent authorities (NCAs) are subject to an obligation to exchange information. Without prejudice to the ECB’s power to directly receive reported information from credit institutions, or to have direct access to that information on an ongoing basis, the NCAs are required to specifically provide the ECB with all information necessary for the purposes of carrying out the tasks conferred on the ECB by Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013.