PUBLICATION AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION. 1. Each Party shall ensure that its laws, regulations, administrative rulings of general application and their respective international agreements, which may affect the operation of this Agreement, are published or otherwise made publicly available in such a manner as to enable persons and other interested parties to become acquainted with them. 2. To the extent possible, the Parties shall publish or otherwise make available judicial decisions that may affect the operation of this Agreement. 3. The Parties shall promptly respond to specific questions and provide, upon request, information to each other on matters referred to in paragraph 1 and 2. 4. Nothing in this Agreement shall require any Party to disclose confidential information, which would impede law enforcement, or otherwise be contrary to the public interest or would prejudice the legitimate commercial interests of any economic operator. 5. Where a Party providing information to another Party in accordance with this Agreement designates the information as confidential, the other Party shall maintain the confidentiality of the information. 6. In case of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Article and provisions relating to transparency in other Chapters, the latter shall prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.
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PUBLICATION AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION. 1. Each Party shall ensure that its laws, regulations, administrative rulings of general application and their its respective international agreements, which may affect the operation of this Agreement, are published or otherwise made publicly available in such a manner as to enable persons and other interested parties to become acquainted with them.
2. To the extent possible, the The Parties shall endeavour to publish or otherwise make available judicial decisions that may affect the operation of this Agreement.
3. The Parties shall promptly respond to specific questions and provide, upon request, information to each other on matters referred to in paragraph 1 and 21.
4. Nothing in this Agreement shall require any Party to disclose confidential information, which would impede law enforcement, or otherwise be contrary to the public interest or would prejudice the legitimate commercial interests of any economic operator.
5. Where a Party providing information to another Party in accordance with this Agreement designates the information as confidential, the other Party shall maintain the confidentiality of the information.
6. In case of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Article and provisions relating to transparency in other Chapters, the latter shall prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.
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Samples: Free Trade Agreement, Free Trade Agreement, Free Trade Agreement
PUBLICATION AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION. 1. Each Party shall ensure that its laws, regulations, administrative rulings of general application and their respective international agreements, which may affect the operation of this Agreement, are published or otherwise made publicly available in such a manner as to enable persons and other interested parties to become acquainted with them.
2. To the extent possible, the Parties shall publish or otherwise make available judicial decisions that may affect the operation of this Agreement.
3. The Parties shall promptly respond to specific questions and provide, upon request, information to each other on matters referred to in paragraph 1 and 2.
4. Nothing in this Agreement shall require any Party to disclose confidential information, which would impede law enforcement, or otherwise be contrary to the public interest or would prejudice the legitimate commercial interests of any economic operator.
5. Where a Party providing information to another Party in accordance with this Agreement designates the information as confidential, the other Party shall maintain the confidentiality of the information.
. 6. In case of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Article and provisions relating to transparency in other Chapters, the latter shall prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.
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Samples: Free Trade Agreement, Free Trade Agreement