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ARTICLE 3

GENERAL ASSISTANCE

1. Upon request, a Customs Administration shall provide assistance in the form of

information in order to ensure the enforcement of the customs laws and the accurate assessment of customs duties and other taxes by the Customs Administrations, including information relating to transportation and shipment of goods showing value, destination, and disposition of those goods and whether goods exported from the territory of one Contracting Party have been lawfully imported into the territory of the other Contracting Party. A Customs Administration may also provide such assistance on its own initiative. If requested, the information shall contain the customs procedure used for clearing the goods.

2. Upon request or upon its own initiative, a Customs Administration may provide

assistance in the form of information, including but not limited to information

concerning:

a. methods and techniques for customs processing of passengers and cargo;

b. the successful application of enforcement aids and techniques;

c. enforcement actions that might be useful to suppress customs offenses and, in particular, special means of combating customs offenses; and

d. new methods used in committing customs offenses.

3. The Customs Administrations shall cooperate in:

a. establishing and maintaining channels of communication to facilitate the secure and rapid exchange of information;

b. facilitating effective coordination;

c. the consideration and testing of new equipment or procedures; and

d. any other general administrative matters that may from time to time require their joint action.