Under Section 243(6) of EA02, when considering disclosing information to an overseas authority, the CMA will must have regard to a number of other factors, including:  • whether the matter in respect of which disclosure is sought is sufficiently serious to justify making the disclosure  • whether the law of the overseas country to whose authority disclosure would be made provides appropriate protection against self-incrimination in criminal proceedings • whether the law of that country provides appropriate protection for the storage and disclosure of personal data, and  • whether any mutual assistance arrangements apply Disclosure to overseas authorities for the purposes set under EA02 s.243(2), is not permitted where the information is obtained by the CMA in connection with the CMA’s mergers and markets functions under the EA02 (see para 7.9 of CMA6).