Article 12

1. The requested Party shall provide the requesting Party with items that are in the possession of the legislative, executive, judicial or other national authorities of the requested Party as well as the local authorities thereof and are available to the general public.

2. The requested Party shall make its best efforts to provide the requesting Party with items that are in the possession of the legislative, executive, judicial or other national authorities of the requested Party as well as the local authorities thereof and are not available to the general public, to the same extent and under the same conditions as such items would be available to its investigative and prosecuting authorities.