Key legal question
Whether international securities supervisory assistance to HCMC was admissible despite confidentiality and specialty concerns
Extracted holding
Yes. HCMC qualified as a securities supervisory authority, gave binding assurances on specialty and confidentiality, and the EBK's reservation preserved the required limits on use and onward transmission.
Extracted reasoning
The court presumed good faith in international relations and found no concrete indication that HCMC would breach its assurances. Possible publication or onward transmission was not enough to defeat assistance where the Swiss authority required renewed consent.