PROCLAMATION 6308—JUNE 24, 1991 105 STAT. 2617 (f) Acts Contrary to Honest Commercial Practices and the Protection of Trade Secrets (i) In the course of ensuring effective protection against unfair competition as provided for in Article 10 bis of the Paris Convention, each Party shall provide in its domestic law and practice the legal means for nationals, companies and organizations to prevent trade secrets from being disclosed to, acquired by, or used by others without the consent of the trade secret owner in a manner contrary to honest commercial practices insofar as such information: (1) is not, as a body or in the precise configuration and assembly of its components, generally known or readily ascertainable; (2) has actual or potential commercial value because it is not generally known or readily ascertainable; and (3) has been subject to reasonable steps under the circumstances to keep it secret. (ii) Neither Party shall limit the duration of protection for trade secrets so long as the conditions in paragraph 2(f)(i) of this Article exist. (iii) Licensing Neither Party shall discourage or impede volimtary licensing of trade secrets by imposing excessive or discriminatory conditions on such licenses or conditions which dilute the value of trade secrets. (iv) Government Use (1) A Party which requires that trade secrets be submitted to carry out governmental functions, shall not use the trade secrets for the commercial or competitive benefit of the government or of any person other than the owner of the trade secret except with the trade secret owner's consent, on payment of the reasonable value of the use, or if a reasonable period of exclusive use is given the owner of the trade secret. (2) Each Party may disclose trade secrets to third parties, only with the trade secret owner's consent or to the degree required to carry out necessary government functions. Wherever practicable, owners of trade secrets shall be given an opportvtnity to enter into confidentiality agreements with any non-government entity to which the Party is disclosing trade secrets to carry out necessary government functions. (3) Each Party may require owners of trade secrets to disclose their trade secrets to third parties to protect human health or safety or to protect the environment only when the trade secret owner is given an opportunity to enter into confidentiality agreements with any non-government entity receiving the trade secrets to prevent further disclosure or use of the trade secret. (g) Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (i) Each Party shall protect intellectual property rights covered by this Article by means of civil law, criminal law, or administrative law or a combination thereof in conformity with the provisions below. Each Party shall provide effective procedures, internally and at the border, to protect these intellectual property rights against any act of infringement, and effective remedies to stop and prevent infiningements and to effectively deter further infringements. These procedures shall be ap-
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