Directive 98/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the… Article 13

Article 13

Cooperation between the competent authorities in the home and host Member States and confidentiality In order to facilitate the application of this Directive and to prevent its provisions from being misapplied for the sole purpose of circumventing the rules applicable in the host Member State, the competent authority in the host Member State and the competent authority in the home Member State shall collaborate closely and afford each other mutual assistance. They shall preserve the confidentiality of the information they exchange.