119 | II Série A - Número: 018S2 | 18 de Outubro de 2010

Article 8 Confidentiality 1. All information provided and received by the competent authorities of the Party shall be kept confidential. 2. Such information shall be disclosed only to persons or authorities (including courts and administrative bodies) concerned with the purposes specified in Article 1, and used by such persons or authorities only for such purposes, including the determination of any appeal. For these purposes, information may be disclosed in public court proceedings or in judicial decisions. 3. Such information may not be used for any purpose other than for the purposes stated in Article 1 without the expressed written consent of the competent authority of the requested Party. 4. Information provided to a requesting Party under this Agreement may not be disclosed to any other jurisdiction. 5. Personal data may be transmitted to the extent necessary for carrying out the provisions of this Agreement and subject to the law of the requested Party.
6. The Parties shall ensure the protection of personal data at a level that is equivalent to that of Directive 95/46/EC of The European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 and shall comply with the guidelines established by the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 45/95, adopted on the 14th December 1990.

Article 9 Costs

Unless the competent authorities of the Parties otherwise agree, ordinary costs incurred in providing assistance shall be borne by the requested Party, and extraordinary costs incurred in providing assistance (including costs of engaging external advisers in connection with litigation or otherwise) shall be borne by the requesting Party. The respective competent authorities shall consult from time to time with regard to this Article, and in particular the competent authority of the requested Party shall consult with the competent authority of the requesting Party in advance if the costs of providing information with respect to a specific request are expected to be significant.

Article 10 Implementation legislation

The Parties shall enact any legislation necessary to comply with, and give effect to, the terms of this Agreement. Article 11 Language

Requests for assistance and answers thereto shall be drawn up in English or any other language agreed bilaterally between the competent authorities of the Parties under Article 12.

Article 12 Mutual agreement procedure

1. Where difficulties or doubts arise between the Parties regarding the implementation or interpretation of this Agreement, the respective competent authorities shall use their best efforts to resolve the matter by mutual agreement. 2. In addition to the agreements referred to in paragraph 1, the competent authorities of the Parties may mutually agree on the procedures to be used under Articles 5, 6 and 9.
3. The competent authorities of the Parties may communicate with each other directly for purposes of reaching agreement under this Article.