Artikel 6

1. The Requested Party shall guarantee the confidentiality of the facts and the substance of the request, except to the extent necessary to execute the request. If the Requested Party cannot comply with the requirement of confidentiality, it shall notify the Requesting Party. If duly notified, the Requesting Party may decide either to maintain or to withdraw the request.
2. Each Party shall take the necessary measures to ensure that any entity whose co-operation is necessary for executing a request, does not disclose to anyone that information has been transmitted to the Requesting Party pursuant to this Agreement or that an investigation is being carried out.
3. The Requesting Party shall use information or evidence, obtained under this Agreement, for the investigation, prosecution and proceedings to which the request relates and in accordance with conditions that have been imposed in a particular case on the use of such information or materials. The Requesting Party shall not use the information or evidence obtained for purposes other than those stated in the request without the prior consent of the Requested Party.