Energy Charter Treaty

48 (6) Nothing in this Article shall require the provision of information by a Contracting Party contrary to its laws regarding disclosure of information, confidentiality or business secrecy. (7) The procedures set forth in paragraph (5) and Article 27(1) shall be the exclusive means within this Treaty of resolving any disputes that may arise over the implementation or interpretation of this Article. Article 7: Transit [DECLARATION With respect to Article 7 The European Communities and their Member States and Austria, Norway, Sweden and Finland declare that the provisions of Article 7 are subject to the conventional rules of international law on jurisdiction over submarine cables and pipelines or, where there are no such rules, to general international law. They further declare that Article 7 is not intended to affect the interpretation of existing international law on jurisdiction over submarine cables and pipelines, and cannot be considered as doing so.] 35 (1) Each Contracting Party shall take the necessary measures to facilitate the Transit of Energy Materials and Products consistent with the principle of freedom of transit and without distinction as to the origin, destination or ownership of such Energy Materials and Products or discrimination as to pricing on the basis of such distinctions, and without imposing any unreasonable delays, restrictions or charges. (2) Contracting Parties shall encourage relevant entities to cooperate in: (a) modernising Energy Transport Facilities necessary to the Transit of Energy Materials and Products; (b) the development and operation of Energy Transport Facilities serving the Areas of more than one Contracting Party; (c) measures to mitigate the effects of interruptions in the supply of Energy Materials and Products; (d) facilitating the interconnection of Energy Transport Facilities. (3) Each Contracting Party undertakes that its provisions relating to transport of Energy Materials and Products and the use of Energy Transport Facilities shall treat Energy Materials and Products in Transit in no less favourable a 35 Final Act of the European Energy Charter Conference, Declaration 3.