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those

stated

the in

request without the prior consent of

the Central Authority of the Requested Party.

3.

requested

keep

The Requested

Party

shall

το

the extent

confidential

request, a

its contents,

supporting

documents and any action taken pursuant to the

request

except

to the extent

necessary to execute it or

where the disclosure

is

authorized specifically

by the

Requesting

Party

in

accordance

with

any terms

and

conditions it may specify.

4.

request

paragraph 3 of this Article, if the

Subject to

cannot

be

requirements

confidentiality

executed

without

breaching

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.

ARTICLE 11

CERTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

1.

Any

document

or

other

material

supporting

a

request for assistance pursuant to this Agreement shall, to

the

extent

required by

the

Requested

Party,

be

authenticated

in accordance

with

paragraph

3

of this

Article.