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1. Any information received under this Agreement shall be used only by the customs administrations of the Contracting Parties and solely for the purposes specified in this Agreement.
2. On request, the Contracting Party that provided the information may, notwithstanding paragraph 1 of this Article, authorize its use by other authorities of the requesting administration or for other purposes, subject to any terms and conditions it may specify. Such use shall be in accordance with the legal and administrative provisions of the Contracting Party which seeks to use the information. The use of information for other purposes includes its use in criminal investigations, prosecutions or proceedings.
3. Any information received under this Agreement shall be treated as confidential and shall, at least, be subject to the same level of confidentiality and protection as the same kind of information is subject to under the legal and administrative provisions of the Contracting Party where it is received.
4. Any personal data exchanged under this Agreement shall, at least, be subject to the same level of confidentiality and protection afforded to personal data in the national legal or administrative provisions of the Contracting Party whose customs administration provided the personal data.
5. Contracting Parties shall provide each other with all legislation relevant to this Article. Personal data exchange will not begin before this legislation has been received. In case the legislation is amended, both Contracting Parties will inform each other about the amendments immediately.