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 115 STAT. 2786 PROCLAMATION 7449^JUNE 8, 2001 CHAPTER VI TRANSPARENCY-RELATED PROVISIONS AND RIGHT TO APPEAL Artidel Each Party shall publish on a r^ular and prompt basis all laws, regulations and administrative procedures of general application pertaining to any matter covered by this Agreement Publication of such information and measures will be in a manner which enables governmental agencies, enterprises and persons engaged in commercial activityto become acquainted with them before they come into effect and to apply them in accordance with their terms. Each such publication shall include the effective date of the measure, the products (by tariff line) or services affected by the measure, and all authorities that must approve or be consulted in the hnplementation of the measure, and provide a contactpoint within each authority from which relevant information can be obtained. Article 2 Each Party shall provide nationals and companies of the other Party with access to data on the national economy and individual sectors, including information on foreign trade The provisions of this paragraph and the preceding paragraph do not require disclosure of confidential information which would impede law enforcement or otherwise be contrary to the public interest, or would prejudice the legitimate commercial interests of particular enterprises, public or private. For thepurposes of this Agreement, confidential information that would prejudice the legitimate commercial interests of particular enterprises means specific information concerning the importation of aproduct that would have asignificant adverse effect on the price or quantity available of such product, but shall not include information required to be disclosed under the agreements administered by the WTO Artide 3 Each Party shall allow, to the extent possible, the other Party and its nationals the opportunity to comment on the formulation oflaws, regulations and administrative procedures of general application that may affect the conduct ofbusiness activities covered by this Agreement Article 4 All laws, regulations and administrative procedures of general application referred to in paragraph I of this Article that are not published and readily available to other governments and persons engaged in commercial activities as of the date of signature of this Agreement will be made public and readily and quickly available. Only laws, regulations and administrative procedures of general application that are published and readily available to ^ 4v^

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