11. For greater certainty, the Committee shall not oversee or supervise domestic or
international enforcement or criminal investigations of specific intellectual property
cases.
12. The Committee shall strive to avoid unnecessary duplication between its
activities and other international efforts regarding the enforcement of intellectual
property rights.
ARTICLE 3 7: CONTACT POINTS
1. Each Party shall designate a contact point to facilitate communications between
the Parties on any matter covered by this Agreement.
2. On the request of another Party, a Party’s contact point shall identify an
appropriate office or official to whom the requesting Party’s inquiry may be addressed,
and assist, as necessary, in facilitating communications between the office or official
concerned and the requesting Party.
ARTICLE 3 8: CONSULTATIONS
1. A Party may request in writing consultations with another Party with respect to
any matter affecting the implementation of this Agreement. The requested Party shall
accord sympathetic consideration to such a request, provide a response, and afford
adequate opportunity to consult.
2. The consultations, including particular positions taken by consulting Parties,
shall be kept confidential and be without prejudice to the rights or positions of either
Party in any other proceeding, including a proceeding under the auspices of the
Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes
contained in Annex 2 to the WTO Agreement.
3. The consulting Parties may, by mutual consent, notify the Committee of the
result of their consultations under this Article.
CHAPTER VI
FINAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 39: SIGNATURE
This Agreement shall remain open for signature by participants in its
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