It is understood that for the purposes of the Convention that:
- a)information provided by a Contracting State to the other Contracting State may be transmitted by the latter to a third jurisdiction subject to the safeguard of Article 25 and to prior authorisation by the competent authority of the first-mentioned State, from which the information originated; and that
- b)personal data may be processed and transmitted to the extent necessary for the exchange of information according to Article 25.
