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) reasonable fees imposed by a financial institution or o<strong>the</strong>rrecord keeper for copying records and research related to a specificrequest for information;cc) reasonable costs for stenographic reports and interviews,depositions or testimony;dd) reasonable fees and expenses, determined in accordance withamounts allowed under applicable law, on <strong>the</strong> person who voluntarilyappears in <strong>the</strong> territory <strong>of</strong> one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Contracting Parties for interview,deposition or testimony relating to a particular information request;ee) reasonable legal fees for non‐<strong>government</strong> counsel appointedor retained, with <strong>the</strong> approval <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> competent authority <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>applicant Party, for litigation in <strong>the</strong> courts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> requested Partyrelated to a specific request for information.b) Direct costs do not include ordinary administrative and overheadexpenses incurred by <strong>the</strong> requested Party in reviewing and responding toinformation requests submitted by <strong>the</strong> applicant Party.c) If <strong>the</strong> direct costs pertaining to a specific request are expected toexceed EUR 500 or <strong>the</strong> Swiss Franc equivalent, <strong>the</strong> competent authority <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong> requested Party shall contact <strong>the</strong> competent authority <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> applicantParty to determine whe<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> applicant Party wants to pursue <strong>the</strong> requestand bear <strong>the</strong> costs.5. This Memorandum <strong>of</strong> Understanding will come into effect on <strong>the</strong> entry int<strong>of</strong>orce <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Agreement <strong>between</strong> <strong>the</strong> Government <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Principality <strong>of</strong> Liechtensteinand <strong>the</strong> Government <strong>of</strong> Ireland for <strong>the</strong> Exchange <strong>of</strong> Information Relating to TaxMatters.Formal Communications6. Formal communications, including requests for information, made inconnection with or pursuant to <strong>the</strong> provisions <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Agreement will be in writingdirectly to <strong>the</strong> competent authority <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r Contracting Party at <strong>the</strong> addressesgiven below, or such o<strong>the</strong>r address as may be notified by one Contracting Party to<strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r from time to time.Competent Authority for <strong>the</strong> Principality <strong>of</strong> Liechtenstein:Government <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Principality <strong>of</strong> Liechtenstein,9490 Vaduz.- 2 -

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