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Article VII 



Upon the request of the Commission a Contracting Party shall 

 furnish such information pertinent to the Commission's duties as is 

 practicable. A Contracting Party may establish conditions regarding 

 the disclosure of such information by the Commission. 



Article VIII 



1. Each Contracting Party shall determine and pay the expenses 

 of its Section. Joint expenses incurred by the Commission shall be 

 paid by contributions made by the Contracting Parties. The form 

 and proportion of the contributions shall be those approved by the 

 Contracting Parties after the Commission has made a recommen- 

 dation. 



2. The Commission shall submit an annual budget of anticipated 

 joint expenses to the Contracting Parties for approval. 



Article IX 



The Commission shall submit annually to the Contracting Parties 

 a report on the discharge of its duties. It shall make recommendations 

 to or advise the Contracting Parties whenever it deems necessary on 

 any matter relating to the Convention. 



Article X 



Nothing in this Convention shall be construed as preventing any 

 of the States of the United States of America bordering on the Great 

 Lakes or, subject to their constitutional arrangements, Canada or the 

 Province of Ontario from making or enforcing laws or regulations 

 within their respective jurisdictions relative to the fisheries of the 

 Great Lakes so far as such laws or regulations do not preclude the 

 carrying out of the Commission's duties. 



Article XI 



The Contracting Parties agree to enact such legislation as may be 

 necessary to give effect to the provisions of this Convention. 



Article XII 



The Contracting Parties shall jointly review in the eighth year of 

 the operation of this Convention the activities of the Commission in 

 relation to the objectives of the Convention in order to determine 

 the desirability, of continuing, modifying or terminating this 

 Convention. 



Article XIII 



1. This Convention shall be ratified and the instruments of ratifi- 

 cation shall be exchanged at Ottawa. 



2. This Convention shall enter into force on the date of the exchange 

 of the instruments of ratification. It shall remain in force for ten 

 years and shall continue in force thereafter until terminated as pro- 

 vided herein. 



