Key legal question
Whether the EBK could grant administrative assistance to BaFin under Art. 38 Abs. 2 BEHG.
Extracted holding
Yes. BaFin qualified as a foreign supervisory authority entitled to receive assistance, subject to the principle of specialty and confidentiality safeguards.
Extracted reasoning
The request concerned supervision of securities trading; BaFin gave assurances on limited use and prior consent for onward transmission, and the EBK could presume compliance absent proof to the contrary.