1. [Online databases] Authorities of one Party may research and use information available online to anybody in public or private registries available in the territory of another Party if the authorities use this kind of information under their domestic law for verifying asset declarations.
2. [Central record; language] RAI Secretariat facilitates that a central record of freely available online databases by Parties is established and regularly updated. If such databases do not provide of an English language interface, Parties may provide each other support through measures such as translated interfaces.
3. [Databases with limited access] If information in state registries is available online to any citizen of one Party under certain restrictions (such as registration requirements, access fees, or usage limitations), that Party can provide other Parties direct access to these databases. Parties shall consider concluding bilateral arrangements, such us memoranda of understanding, to regulate further details.
4. [Access to declarations] In order to facilitate the foreign use of asset declarations, each Party shall consider strengthening efforts to make data from the declarations it holds freely available online to the extent the public has the right to access it. Each Party shall also consider strengthening efforts to establish online databases allowing users to access the declarations through an English language interface in addition to the official language or languages of the Party.