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IP Enforcement
13. Please explain the measures to protect confidential information in the course of the inspection stipulated in Article 57 of the TRIPS Agreement. And please indicate provisions of laws and ordinances which prescribe such measures.
See the answer to question 12. Also, the Customs Act provides that, unless ordered to do so by the court, or unless the Minister of National Revenue decides that circumstances require it, disclosure of information received for customs purposes is not allowed.