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1. The Customs Administrations shall provide each other, either on request or on their own initiative, with information necessary to ensure proper application of customs law and to prevent, investigate and combat any customs offense.
2. Either Customs Administration shall, on its own initiative or upon request, provide the other Customs Administration with information regarding the activities that may result in customs offenses within the customs territory of the country of the latter Customs Administration.
3. When either Customs Administration considers that information is relevant to serious customs offenses that could involve substantial damage to the economy, public health, public security or any other vital interest of the country of the other Customs Administration, the former Customs Administration shall, if deemed necessary, provide the latter Customs Administration with such information without delay.