Any person who discloses without authorisation a professional secret that has come to their knowledge in the course of their research activities involving human beings in accordance with the Human Research Act of 30 September 20111shall be liable to a penalty in accordance with Article 321.
Professional secrets may be disclosed for the purpose of research into human diseases and concerning the structure and function of the human body if the requirements of Article 34 of the Human Research Act of 30 September 2011 are met and authorisation for disclosure has been obtained from the responsible ethics committee.