such information for other purposes, it shall obtain the prior written consent of the authority which provided the information.
\nSuch use shall then be subject to any restrictions laid down by that authority.
\nAn official of a requested authority may be authorised to appear, within the limitations of the authorisation granted, as an expert or witness in judicial or administrative proceedings regarding the matters covered by this Protocol, and produce such objects, documents or certified copies thereof, as may be needed for the proceedings. The request for appearance must indicate specifically before which judicial or administrative authority the official will have to appear, on what matters and by virtue of what title or qualification the official will be questioned.
\nThe Contracting Parties shall waive all claims on each other for the reimbursement of expenses incurred pursuant to this Protocol, except, as appropriate, for expenses to experts and witnesses, and those to interpreters and translators who are not public service employees.
\nThey shall decide on all practical measures and arrangements necessary for its application, taking into consideration the rules in force in particular in the field of data protection. They may recommend to the competent bodies amendments which they consider should be made to this Protocol.
\nFinal act The Plenipotentiaries of THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, hereinafter referred to as \"the Community\", of the one part, and the Plenipotentiaries of THE REPUBLIC OF LEBANON, hereinafter referred to as \"Lebanon\", of the other part, meeting in Luxembourg on the seventeenth of June, two thousand and two for the signature of the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Lebanon, of the other part, hereinafter referred to as \"the Interim Agreement\", have at the time of signature adopted the following texts: the Interim Agreement, its Annexes 1 and 2, namely: >TABLE POSITION> and Protocols 1 to 5, namely: >TABLE POSITION> The Plenipotentiaries of the Community and the Plenipotentiaries of Lebanon have also adopted the following Declarations attached to this Final Act:
\nJOINT DECLARATIONS Joint Declaration relating to Article 9 of the Interim Agreement (aa14) Joint Declaration relating to Article 23 of the Interim Agreement (aa27) Joint Declaration relating to Article 24 of the Interim Agreement (aa28) Joint Declaration relating to Article 27 of the Interim Agreement (aa35) Joint Declaration relating to Article 30 of the Interim Agreement (aa38) Joint Declaration relating to Article 37 of the Interim Agreement (aa86) DECLARATIONS BY THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY Declaration by the European Community on Turkey Declaration by the European Community relating to Article 27 of the Interim Agreement (aa35) Hecho en Luxemburgo, el diecisiete de junio de dos mil dos./Udfördiget i Luxembourg den syttende juni to tusind og to./Geschehen zu Luxemburg am siebzehnten Juni zweitausendzwei./>ISO_7>øółżõ ėĮ˙ Ė˙įžõüņ˙žęó˙, ėĮłĖ ōąśń õŠĮĄ É˙įżč˙į ōž˙ šłūłĄōõĖ ōž˙./>ISO_1>Done at Luxembourg, on the seventeenth day of June in the year two thousand and two./Fait š Luxembourg, le dix-sept juin deux mille deux./Fatto a Lussemburgo, addü diciassette giugno duemiladue./Gedaan te Luxemburg, de zeventiende juni tweeduizend en twee./Feito no Luxemburgo, em dezassete de Junho do dois mil e dois./Tehty Luxemburgissa seitsemōntenōtoista pōivōnō kesōkuuta vuonna kaksituhattakaksi./Som skedde i Luxemburg den sjuttonde juni tjugohundratvõ./ >PIC FILE= \"L_2002262EN.018101.TIF\"> Por la Comunidad Europea/For Det Europöiske Föllesskab/FŽr die Europōische Gemeinschaft/>ISO_7>Ćłń Į÷ż ÅįęųĘńŪśČ Ź˙łżŽĮ÷Įń/>ISO_1>For the European Community/Pour la Communautł europłenne/Per la Comunitš europea/Voor de Europese Gemeenschap/Pela Comunidade Europeia/Euroopan yhteisŠn puolesta/Põ Europeiska gemenskapens vōgnar >PIC FILE= \"L_2002262EN.018102.TIF\"> >PIC FILE= \"L_2002262EN.018103.TIF\"> >PIC FILE= \"L_2002262EN.018104.TIF\"> >PIC FILE= \"L_2002262EN.018105.TIF\"> JOINT DECLARATIONS Joint Declaration relating to Article 9 of the Interim Agreement (aa14) Both Parties agree to negotiate with a view to granting each other concessions in the trade of fish and fishery products on the basis of reciprocity and mutual interest, with the objective of reaching agreement on the details no later than two years after the signature of this Agreement.
\nJoint Declaration relating to Article 23 of the Interim Agreement (aa27) The Parties confirm their intention to prohibit the export of toxic waste and the European Community confirms its intention to assist Lebanon in seeking solutions to the problems posed by such waste.
\nJoint Declaration relating to Article 24 of the Interim Agreement (aa28) In order to take account of the timescale necessary for setting up the free trade areas between Lebanon and the other Mediterranean countries, the Community undertakes to give favourable consideration to requests presented to it for anticipated application of the diagonal cumulation with those countries.
\nJoint Declaration relating to Article 27 of the Interim Agreement (aa35) The implementation of cooperation mentioned in Article 27(2) is conditional upon the entry into force of a Lebanese competition law and of the taking up of the duties of the authority responsible for its application.
\nJoint Declaration relating to Article 30 of the Interim Agreement (aa38) The Parties agree that for the purpose of the Agreement, intellectual, industrial and commercial property includes in particular copyright, including the copyright in computer programs, and neighbouring rights, the rights relating to databases, the rights relating to patents, industrial designs, geographical indications, including designations of origin, trademarks and service marks, topographies of integrated circuits, as well as protection against unfair competition as referred to in Article 10a of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property and protection of undisclosed information on know-how.
\nThe provisions of Article 30 shall not be interpreted in a manner to oblige either Party to accede to international conventions other than those referred to in Annex 2.
\nThe Community will grant technical assistance to the Lebanese Republic in its endeavour to comply with its obligations under
\n(aa86) (a) The Parties agree, for the purposes of the correct interpretation and practical application of this Agreement, that the term \"cases of special urgency\" in Article 37 means a case of the material breach of the Agreement by one of the Parties. A material breach of the Agreement consists in:
\nArticle 37 are measures taken in accordance with international law.
\nIf a Party takes a measure in a case of special urgency as provided for under Article 37, the other Party may avail itself of the procedure relating to settlement of disputes.
\nDECLARATIONS BY THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY Declaration by the European Community on Turkey The Community recalls that according to the customs union in force between the Community and Turkey, this country has the obligation, in relation to countries which are not members of the Community, to align itself on the Common Customs Tariff and, progressively, with the preferential customs regime of the Community, taking the necessary measures and negotiating agreements on mutually advantageous basis with the countries concerned. Consequently, the Community invites Lebanon to enter into negotiations with Turkey as soon as possible.
\nDeclaration by the European Community relating to Article 27 of the Interim Agreement (aa35) The European Community declares that, in the context of the interpretation of Article 27(1), it will assess any practice contrary to that article on the basis of the criteria resulting from the rules contained in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, including secondary legislation.