Possibility of Declining a Request for information

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..... its own territory to obtain the information, except where recourse to such means would give rise to disproportionate difficulty; or ( c ) where disclosure of the information would be contrary to public policy (ordre public) of the requested Party. 2. This Agreement shall not impose on a Contracting Party the obligation: ( a ) to supply information which would disclose any trade, busin .....

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..... use in existing or contemplated legal proceedings. Information held with the intention of furthering a criminal purpose is not subject to legal privilege, and nothing in this Article shall prevent a professional legal advisor from providing the name and address of a client where doing so would not constitute a breach of legal privilege. 3. A request for information shall not be refused on t .....

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..... Party may decline a request for information if the information is requested by the applicant Party to administer or enforce a provision of the tax law of the applicant Party, or any requirement connected therewith, which discriminates against a national of the requested Party as compared with a national of the applicant Party in the same circumstances. - - statute, statutory provisions legislat .....

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