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- The competent authorities or competent institutions of a Contracting State shall, in accordance with its laws and regulations, send to the competent authorities or competent institutions of the other Contracting State information about an individual collected under its legislation insofar as the information is necessary for the implementation of this Agreement.
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- Unless otherwise required by the laws and regulations of a Contracting State, information about an individual which is transmitted in accordance with the provision of paragraph 1 of this Article to that Contracting State by the other Contracting State shall be used exclusively for the purpose of implementing this Agreement. Such information received by a Contracting State shall be governed by the laws and regulations of that Contracting State for the protection of confidentiality of personal data.