Assistance on request. 1. Upon request, the Customs Authorities shall inform each other whether goods exported from or imported into the territory of one Contracting Party have been lawfully imported into or exported from the territory of the other Contracting Party. The information shall contain the customs procedure used for clearing the goods. 2. The Customs Authority of one Contracting Party, upon request of the Customs Authority of the other Contracting Party, shall to the extent of its ability, exercise special surveillance over : - means of transport suspected of being used in customs infringements within the territory of the requesting Contracting Party; - goods designated by the requesting authority as the subject of an extensive illicit trade of which the requesting Contracting Party is the country of destination; - particular persons known to be or suspected of being engaged in a customs infringement against the customs legislation of the requesting Contracting Party; - places where goods are stored, when the requesting authority has reason to believe that the goods are connected with activities that may result in a customs infringement in the territory of the requesting Contracting Party.
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Sources: Mutual Assistance Agreement, Mutual Assistance Agreement, Mutual Assistance Agreement