Artikel 3

1. In accordance with the obligations imposed by the North Atlantic Treaty upon the contracting parties thereto to render mutual assistance, the German authorities and the authorities of the forces shall co-operate closely to ensure the implementation of the NATO Status of Forces Agreement and of the present Agreement.
2. The co-operation provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article shall extend in particular
(a) to the furtherance and safeguarding of the security, as well as to the protection of the property, of the Federal Republic, of the sending States and of the forces, and especially to the collection, exchange and protection of all information which is of significance for these purposes;
(b) to the furtherance and safeguarding of the security, as well as to the protection of the property, of Germans, of members of the forces and members of the civilian components and dependents, as well as of nationals of the sending States who do not belong to these categories of persons.
3. (a) German authorities and the authorities of a Force shall, by taking appropriate measures, ensure close and reciprocal liaison within the scope of the co-operation provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article. Personal data shall be passed on solely for the purposes envisaged in the NATO Status of Forces Agreement and in the present Agreement. Restrictions in possible applications based on the legislation of the Contracting Party supplying the information shall be observed.
(b) This paragraph shall not impose an obligation on a Contracting Party to carry out measures which would contravene its laws or conflict with its predominant interests with regard to the protection of the security of the State or of public safety.
4. The German authorities and the authorities of a sending State shall take all the administrative measures necessary for the implementation of the NATO Status of Forces Agreement and of the present Agreement, and, where necessary, shall conclude administrative or other agreements to that end.
5. (a) In the implementation of provisions in the field of support contained in the NATO Status of Forces Agreement and in the present Agreement, the German authorities shall accord to a force and to a civilian component such treatment as is necessary for the satisfactory fulfilment of their defence responsibilities.
(b) In asserting the rights accorded to them under the provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph, the authorities of a force and of a civilian component shall, with a view to reasonable reconciliation of their requirements and those of the Federal Republic, take into due account German public and private interests.
6. The German authorities and the authorities of a force shall agree on frontier crossing points at which liaison officials of the sending State are to be stationed. These officials shall assist the German authorities in their control functions in order to ensure the speedy and unobstructed passage of the force, the civilian component, their members and dependents, and their accompanying baggage, and of consignments of goods and materials shipped by the force or on its behalf or for its account for the use of the force or of the civilian component, their members and dependents.