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2.
This Agreement
shall not derogate from other
obligations between the Parties whether pursuant to other
agreements, arrangements or practices nor prevent the
Parties providing assistance to each other pursuant to such
agreements, arrangements or practices.
3.
This Agreement is intended solely for mutual
assistance between the Parties.
The provisions of the
Agreement shall not create any right on the part of any
person to obtain assistance under this Agreement or
private
to impede the execution of a request.
ARTICLE 2
DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this Agreement :
(a)
"proceedings are instituted" when an action that
may lead to the making of an order to which
paragraph 1 of Article 9 applies is commenced in
a court in the jurisdiction of the Requesting
Party or when a person is charged having been
taken into custody without a warrant;