Guidelines on the equivalence of confidentiality and professional secrecy regimes of third-country authorities
- Status: Final and translated into the EU official languages
The Guidelines on the equivalence of confidentiality and professional secrecy regimes add the New York State Department of Financial Services (United States) to the current list of non-EU (third country) supervisory authorities whose confidentiality regimes can be regarded as equivalent. These Guidelines replace the amending Recommendations on equivalence of non-EU authorities, In line with the review of the EBA Founding Regulation, as applicable of 1 January 2020.
The amending Guidelines for assessing the equivalence of professional secrecy and confidentiality regimes of third-country authorities widen the scope and the purpose of the assessment. They repeal the Guidelines on equivalence of non-EU authorities for participation in supervisory colleges.