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ARTICLE 12

CONSULTATION

The Parties shall consult promptly, at the

request of either,

concerning the interpretation

application of this Agreement either generally or

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in

relation to a particular case.

ARTICLE 13

ENTRY INTO FORCE, EXPIRY AND TERMINATION

1.

This

Agreement shall apply to a request

to

pursuant to it whether or not the drug trafficking

which the request relates occurred prior to the

Agreement entering into force.

2.

This Agreement shall enter into force on the

date on which the Parties have notified each other in

writing that their respective requirements for the entry

into force of the Agreement have been complied with, and

shall remain in force for 3 years from that date.

Thereafter the Agreement shall remain in force for

further successive periods of one year provided that

both Parties have agreed no less than 180 days before

the end of the initial period, and each current one year

period, to extend it for a further year.

3.

Either Party may terminate this Agreement at

any time by giving 180 days' written notice to the other

Party.