Artikel XIII

A. Cooperative activities undertaken pursuant to this Agreement may include the use and exchange of Confidential Information and/or Sensitive Security Information, to the extent authorized by applicable laws, regulations and policies of the Parties.
B. The release of Confidential Information by DCA to DHS/TSA is subject to the prior approval of its Director.
C. The release of Sensitive Security Information by DHS/TSA to DCA is subject to the prior approval of the TSA Administrator and to the handling, distribution and storage requirements contained in Annex B hereto.
D. Unless otherwise required by law or regulation, the Competent Authority of neither Party shall disclose to any person (including, but not limited to, a contractor of a Party) other than its employees any information, documents, records, or other materials received from the other Party in connection with work performed under this Agreement or its Annexes and Appendices, without the express written consent of the other Party.
E. The Competent Authority of each Party shall take all practicable steps to ensure that information provided or generated pursuant to this Agreement is protected from further disclosure. In furtherance of that objective, the Competent Authority of each Party shall take steps, to the extent consistent with its domestic laws or regulations, to ensure that:
1. It does not use Confidential Information and/or Sensitive Security Information for purposes other than those provided for in the Annexes or Appendices to this Agreement;
2. It complies with any distribution and access restrictions on information that is provided pursuant to the Annexes or Appendices to this Agreement;
3. It investigates all cases in which it is known or where there are grounds for suspecting that Confidential Information or Sensitive Security Information or material provided or generated pursuant to the Annexes or Appendices to this Agreement has been lost or disclosed to persons not authorized to receive such information under the terms of this Agreement, and promptly and fully informs the competent authority of the other Party of the details of any such occurrences, and the final results of the investigation and of the corrective action taken to preclude recurrences.
F. The Competent Authority of each Party shall ensure that access to Confidential Information and/or Sensitive Security Information is limited to those persons who possess requisite security clearances and have a specific need for access to the information as specified in an Annex or Appendix to this Agreement.