Competent Authorities, Contact Points and Information Exchange. The Parties shall notify each other of the competent authorities responsible for carrying out the procedures provided for in this Chapter, and the contact points designated by each Party to facilitate communications between the Parties on any matter relating to this Chapter. The Parties shall promptly inform each other of any change in the contact points or any significant change in the structure or competence of their competent authorities. The Parties through their contact points shall provide each other with a timely written notification of any significant issue or any change in the legal framework of intellectual property and, if necessary, request consultations to resolve any concern about the issue. With a view to strengthening their cooperation links, the Parties agree to communicate in writing and/or promptly hold expert meetings, upon request of either Party and taking into account the financial capacity of the Parties, on matters related to the international agreements referred to in this Chapter or to future international agreements in the field of intellectual property, to membership in international organisations, such as the World Trade Organization and the World Intellectual Property Organization, as well as to relations of the Parties with third countries on matters concerning intellectual property and to other issues relating to the implementation of this Chapter.
Competent Authorities, Contact Points and Information Exchange. 1. The Parties shall determine bodies, which shall act as contact points in order to conduct analysis and monitor the operation of this Chapter.
2. At the request of a Party, as well as, in addition to already existing forms of cooperation the Parties shall:
(a) discuss ways to facilitate cooperation between the Parties;
(b) notify each other on the competent authorities responsible for carrying out the procedures provided for in this Chapter, and on the relevant contact points;
(c) inform each other of any change of the contact points or any significant change in the structure or competence of their competent authorities; and
(d) hold consultations on intellectual property and public health and on other issues related to the operation of this Chapter.
3. The Parties shall endeavor to work towards creating more effective management of national domain names in order to prevent unfair use of domain names identical or confusingly similar to a trademark that misleads the consumer.
4. The Parties may agree to enter into negotiations on particular intellectual property rights protection issues.
