To enable the appropriate implementation of this Agreement, information shall be provided in accordance with this Agreement by the competent authority of the requested Party:
- a)without regard to whether the person to whom the information relates is a resident, national or citizen of a Party, or whether the person by whom the information is held is a resident, national or citizen of a Party; and
- b)provided that the information is present within the territory, or in the possession or control of a person subject to the jurisdiction, of the requested Party.