Article 8
1.Without prejudice to the applicable rules concerning reporting, confidentiality and professional secrecy, natural and legal persons, entities and bodies shall:
(a)supply immediately the competent authorities of the Member States listed in Annex II where they are resident or located with any information which would facilitate compliance with this Regulation, such as accounts and amounts frozen in accordance with Article 6, and shall forward such information, directly or through these competent authorities, to the Commission;
(b)cooperate with the competent authorities listed in Annex II in any verification of this information.
2.Any additional information directly received by the Commission shall be made available to the competent authorities of the Member State concerned.
3.Any information provided or received in accordance with this Article shall be used only for the purposes for which it was provided or received.