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ARTICLE 10

LIMITATION OF USE AND CONFIDENTIALITY

1.

The Requested Party may require, after consultation

with the Requesting Party, that information or evidence

furnished or the source

source of such information or evidence be

kept confidential or be disclosed or used only subject to such terms and conditions as it may specify.

2.

The Requesting Party shall not disclose or use

information or evidence furnished for purposes other than

those stated in the request without the prior consent of the central authority of the Requested Party.

3.

keep

the extent requested

supporting

its contents,

The Requested Party shall to the extent

confidential a request,

documents and any action taken pursuant to the request except

to the extent necessary to execute it or where the disclosure

specifically authorized by the Requesting Party in accordance with any terms and conditions it may specify.

is

4.

Subject to paragraph 3 of

of this Article, if the

request cannot be executed without breaching confidentiality

requirements stated in the request, the Requested Party shall

so inform the Requesting Party which shall then determine the

extent to which it wishes the request to be executed.

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