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(c) if applicable and appropriate, the use of databases or
digital libraries which contain relevant information on
traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources.

SECTION H
UNFAIR COMPETITION

Article 11.54: Effective Protection against Unfair Competition

Each Party shall provide for effective protection against acts of unfair
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competition in accordance with the Paris Convention .

Article 11.55: Domain Names

In connection with its system for the management of its country code
top-level domain (ccTLD) domain names and in accordance with its laws
and regulations and, if applicable, relevant administrator policies
regarding protection of privacy and personal data, each Party shall make
the following available:

(a) an appropriate procedure for the settlement of disputes,
based on, or modelled along the same lines as, the
principles established in the Uniform Domain-Name
Dispute-Resolution Policy, as approved by the Internet
Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or that:

(i) is designed to resolve disputes expeditiously and at
a reasonable cost;

(ii) is fair and equitable;

(iii) is not overly burdensome; and

(iv) does not preclude resort to judicial proceedings; and

44 For greater certainty, the Parties understand that Article 10bis of the Paris
Convention covers acts of unfair competition in relation to the supply of goods and
services, where relevant.

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