CONFIDENTIAL
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1.
ARTICLE 5
CICLE
EXECUTION OF REQUESTS
In accordance with its laws,
the Requested party shall take whatever steps appear to it to be necessary to give effect in its area to a request received from the Requesting Party and shall respond to the request as soon as practicable after it has been received.
2.
The Requested Party shall promptly inform the Requesting Party of any circumstances which are likely to cause a significant delay in responding to the request.
3.
The Requested Party shall promptly inform the Requesting Party of a decision of the Requested Party not to comply in whole or in part with a request for assistance and the reason for that decision.
4.
The Requesting Party shall promptly inform the Requested Party of any circumstances including any action taken in the courts of the Requesting Party which may affect the request or its execution or which may make it inappropriate to proceed with giving effect to it.
1.
ARTICLE 6
INFORMATION AND EVIDENCE
The Parties may make requests for information and evidence for the purpose of an investigation or proceedings.
2.
Assistance which may be given under this Article includes but is not limited to
(a) providing information and documents or copies thereof for the purpose of an investigation or proceedings in the area of the Requesting Party;
taking the evidence of
of witnesses and requiring witnesses to produce documents, records or other material for transmission to the Requesting Party;
(b)
(c)
searching for, seizing and delivering to the Requesting Party any relevant material, and providing such information as may be required by the Requesting Party concerning the place of