Unless otherwise required by laws and regulations of one Contracting State, information about an individual which is transmitted in accordance with this Agreement to the competent authority or the competent institution of that Contracting State by the competent authority or the competent institution of the other Contracting State shall be used exclusively for purposes of implementing this Agreement and the legislation to which this Agreement applies. Such information received by the competent authority or the competent institution of one Contracting State shall be governed by the laws and regulations of that Contracting State for the protection of privacy and confidentiality of personal data.
