Cap. 529 Art. 12Exchange of information and collaboration.

(1) The provisions of article 17 of the Malta Financial

Services Authority Act shall apply, with respect to mutatis mutandis, company service providers, limited company service providers and restricted company service providers.

(2) The Authority may exercise the powers granted to it by virtue of this Act at the request of, or for the purposes of, assisting an overseas regulatory authority:

(a) where the assistance is required by the overseas regulatory authority for the purposes of the exercise of one or more of its regulatory functions; or

(b) where so required within the terms of Malta’s international commitments; or

(c) where so required within the terms of undertakings assumed in bilateral or multilateral agreements for the exchange of information and other forms of collaboration with overseas regulatory authorities including a request under a memorandum of understanding concluded with the Authority.