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Party the opportunity to review and comment on the proposals orinitiatives.2.6.4 Where urgent or unusual situations develop that are within the scope ofthis Technical Arrangement but are not specifically addressed therein,the Parties will review and consult each other, and upon mutualconsent, take appropriate action, including but not limited toamendment or revision to this Technical Arrangement where required.2.6.5 The Parties will by mutual co-operation and with reasonable priornotice, arrange one Party to participate in the other’s inspections andaudits as an observer.2.6.6 Each Party is permitted to request the disclosure or review of any dataconcerning any approval granted under the Technical Arrangement bythe other Party from time to time.2.6.7 Subject to reasonable prior notification, the Parties will endeavour toarrange each other to conduct independent inspections of each other’smaintenance organisations to investigate issues relating to aircraftsafety and the effective application of this Technical Arrangement.2.7 Notification of Non-Compliance2.7.1 Each Party will notify the other Party of any instance of unsatisfactorycompliance with any regulations or any condition set forth in thisTechnical Arrangement that affects the ability of an organisation tocomply with the provisions of this Technical Arrangement.2.7.2 The Overseeing Authority will promptly advise the other Party of anyinvestigations or enforcement action, including revocation orsuspension in respect of maintenance organisations approved inaccordance with this Technical Arrangement.3 Recognition of Maintenance Organisations3.1 The Overseeing Authority will ensure that the following criteria are met byeach organisation authorised to maintain products in accordance with thisTechnical Arrangement.3.2 Except as provided otherwise in accordance with paragraph 2.4.2, themaintenance organisation must be located within the Area of the OverseeingAuthority. Organisations outside the Area of the Overseeing Authority maybe accepted in specific cases by mutual consent of the two OverseeingAuthorities of the respective Party.3.3 Work may be contracted/subcontracted by the maintenance organisation to:AN-30A P.530 September 2008