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ARTICLE-31: Freezing, seizure and confiscation     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 7. For the purpose of this article and article 55 of this Convention, each State Party shall empower its courts or other competent authorities to order that bank, financial or commercial records be made available or seized. A State Party shall not decline to act under the provisions of this paragraph on the ground of bank secrecy. ...


ARTICLE-40: Bank secrecy     [go to this ARTICLE]
... Bank secrecy ...
... Each State Party shall ensure that, in the case of domestic criminal investigations of offences established in accordance with this Convention, there are appropriate mechanisms available within its domestic legal system to overcome obstacles that may arise out of the application of bank secrecy laws. ...


ARTICLE-46: Mutual legal assistance     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 8. States Parties shall not decline to render mutual legal assistance pursuant to this article on the ground of bank secrecy. ...