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required by

the Requested

Party,

the

shall return material provided under this

3.

Where

Requesting Party

Agreement

when no longer

prosecution or proceedings.

1.

needed for

the investigation,

ARTICLE 7

REFUSAL OR POSTPONEMENT OF ASSISTANCE

Assistance shall be refused if :

(a)

the

(b)

Requested

Party

is.

Of

the opinion

that

execution of the request would be contrary to

the interests of justice; or

the Requested Party is of the opinion that the

request,

if

granted,

would

essential or like interests.

prejudice

its

2.

assistance

Assistance may be refused

if provision of the

sought

could prejudice the safety of any person

or

impose

an

excessive

Party.

3.

assistance

The

burden

on the resources of that

Requested Party

or refuse may

postpone

if execution of the request would interfere with

an

ongoing

jurisdiction.

investigation

or

proceedings

within its

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