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may,
subject to the laws of the Requested Party, appear and question the person giving that evidence.
(5)
A person who is required to give evidence in the Requested Party pursuant to a request for assistance may decline to give evidence where either:
(a)
the
law of the Requested Party would
permit that witness to decline to give
evidence in similar circumstances in
proceedings which
originated in
the
Requested Party; or
(b)
where the law
the Requesting Party
would permit him to decline to give
evidence in such
Requesting Party.
proceedings in the
(6)
If any person claims that there is a right to
decline to give evidence under the law of the Requesting
Party, the
Requested Party shall with respect thereto rely on a certificate of the Central Authority of the Requesting
Party.
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