Article 5
1. Without prejudice to the applicable rules concerning reporting, confidentiality and professional secrecy and to the provisions of Article 284 of the Treaty, natural and legal persons, entities and bodies shall: (a) provide immediately any information which would facilitate compliance with this Regulation, such as accounts and amounts frozen in accordance with Article 2, to the competent authorities of the Member States listed in Annex II where they are resident or located, and, directly or through these competent authorities, to the Commission. In particular, available information in respect of funds, financial assets or economic resources owned or controlled by persons designated by the Sanctions Committee and listed in Annex 1 during the period of six months before the entry into force of this Regulation shall be provided; (b) cooperate with the competent authorities listed in Annex II in any verification of this information. 2. Any information provided or received in accordance with this Article shall be used only for the purposes for which it was provided or received. 3. Any additional information directly received by the Commission shall be made available to the competent authorities of the Member States concerned.