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- The competent authorities of the Contracting Parties shall endeavour to resolve by mutual agreement any difficulties or doubts arising as to the interpretation or application of the Agreement. Consultation requested by the competent authority of a Contracting Party shall begin within 90 days from the date of the receipt of such request.
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- The competent authorities of the Contracting Parties may communicate with each other directly for the purpose of reaching an agreement in the sense of the preceding paragraph.