Regulation 7. Confidentiality obligations of concerning authorities or entities

Without prejudice to the provisions of these regulations, in particular those concerning the obligations relating to the advertising of awarded contracts and to the information to candidates and tenderers as set out in regulations 33(3) and 36, and in accordance with other laws and regulations, in particular legislation regarding access to information, the contracting authority or entity, subject to contractually acquired rights, shall not disclose information forwarded to it by economic operators which such operators have designated as confidential; such information includes, in particular, technical or trade secrets and the confidential aspects of tenders.