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- The competent authorities, the competent institutions and the liaison bodies responsible for the implementation of this Agreement:
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- a)shall communicate with each other, to the extent permitted by the legislation which they administer, any information necessary for the implementation of this Agreement;
- b)shall communicate with each other, as soon as possible, all information about the measures taken by them for the implementation of this Agreement or about changes in their respective legislation in so far as these changes affect the implementation of this Agreement.
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- The assistance referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be provided free of charge, subject to any exceptions to be agreed upon by competent authorities of the Contracting States in the Administrative Arrangement concluded pursuant to Article 16.