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(g) social security, public retirement, superannuation,
compulsory savings schemes, or other arrangements to
provide pension or similar retirement benefits;

(h) severance entitlement of employees; and

(i) requirements to register and satisfy other formalities
imposed by the central bank and other relevant authorities
of that Party.

4. Nothing in this Chapter shall affect the rights and obligations of a
Party as a member of the IMF under the IMF Articles of
Agreement as may be amended, including the use of exchange
actions which are in conformity with the IMF Articles of Agreement
as may be amended, provided that the Party shall not impose
restrictions on any capital transactions inconsistently with the
obligations under this Chapter regarding such transactions,
except under Article 17.15 (Measures to Safeguard the Balance
of Payments) or on request of the IMF.

Article 10.10: Special Formalities and Disclosure of Information

1. Nothing in Article 10.3 (National Treatment) shall be construed to
prevent a Party from adopting or maintaining a measure that
prescribes special formalities in connection with covered
investments, including a requirement that covered investments be
legally constituted under its laws or regulations, provided that
such formalities do not materially impair the protections afforded
by that Party to investors of another Party and covered
investments pursuant to this Chapter.

2. Notwithstanding Article 10.3 (National Treatment) and Article 10.4
(Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment), a Party may require an
investor of another Party or its covered investment to provide
information concerning that investment solely for informational or
statistical purposes. The Party shall protect, to the extent
possible, any confidential information which has been provided
from any disclosure that would prejudice the legitimate
commercial interests or the competitive position of the investor or
the covered investment. Nothing in this paragraph shall be
construed to prevent a Party from otherwise obtaining or
disclosing information in connection with the equitable and good
faith application of its laws and regulations.

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