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105 STAT. 2618 PROCLAMATION 6308—JUNE 24, 1991 plied in such a manner as to avoid the creation of obstacles to legitimate trade and provide for safeguards against abuse. (ii) Procedures concerning the enforcement of intellectual property rights shall be fair and equitable. (iii) Decisions on the merits of a case shall, as a general rule, be in writing and reasoned. They shall be made known at least to the parties to the dispute without undue delay. (iv) Each Party shall provide an opportunity for judicial review of final administrative decisions on the merits of an action concerning the protection of an intellectual property right. Subject to jurisdictional provisions in national laws concerning the importance of a case, an opportunity for judicial review of the legal aspects of initial judicial decisions on the merits of a case concerning the protection of an intellectual property right shall also be provided. (v) Remedies against a Party Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Article, when a Party is sued for infringement of an intellectual property right as a result of the use of that right by or for the government, the Party may limit remedies against the government to payment of full compensation to the rightholder. 3. Each Party agrees to submit for enactment no later than December 31, 1992 the legislation necessary to carry out the obligations of this Article and to exert its best efforts to enact and implement this legislation by that date. 4. For purposes of this Article: (a) "right-holder," means the right-holder himself, any other natural or legal persons authorized by him who are exclusive licensees of the right, or other authorized persons, including federations and associations, having legal standing under domestic law to assert such rights; and (b) "A manner contrary to honest commercial practice" is understood to encompass, inter alia, practices such as theft, bribery, breach of contract, inducement to breach, electronic and other forms of commercial espionage, and includes the acquisition of trade secrets by third parties who knew, or had reasonable grounds to know, that such practices were involved in the acquisition. ,« Article X.—Areas for Further Economic and Technical Cooperation 1. For the purpose of further developing bilateral trade and providing for a steady increase in the exchange of products and services, both Parties shall strive to achieve mutually acceptable agreements on taxation and investment issues, including the repatriation of profits and transfer of capital. 2. The Parties shall take appropriate steps to foster economic and technical cooperation on as broad a base as possible in all fields deemed to be in their mutual interest, including with respect to statistics and standards.