ARTICLE 8 Transparency 1. Each State Party shall promptly publish, and except in emergency situations, through printed or electronic media, any law, regulation, judicial decision, administrative ruling of general application and any procedure relating to matters covered by this Protocol. International agreements pertaining to or affecting trade in services to which a Member is a signatory shall also be published. 2. Each State Party shall promptly and at least annually inform the TNFServices of the introduction of any new, or any changes to existing, laws, regulations or administrative guidelines which significantly affect trade in services covered by its specific commitments under this Protocol. 3. (a) (b) Each State Party shall designate within one (1) year from the date of entry into force of this Protocol an enquiry point to: (i) facilitate communication between the State Parties; (ii) answer all reasonable inquiries from any other State Party; (iii) provide relevant information on matters covered by this Protocol. a . There is appropriate flexibility with respect to the time-limit within which such enquiry points are to be established for the disadvantaged economies of the region. Enquiry points need not be depositories of laws and regulations. 4. Nothing in this Protocol shall require any State Party to provide confidential information, the disclosure of which would· impede law enforcement, or otherwise be contrary to the public interest, or which would prejudice legitimate commercial interests of particular enterprises, public or private. 5. Any State Party may notify to the TNF-Services any measure, taken by any other State Party, which it considers affects the operation of this Protocol. ARTICLE 9 Effective and Transparent Regulation 1. Each State Party shall make its best endeavours to provide in advance to all State Parties to this Protocol any measure of general application that the State Party proposes to adopt in order to allow an opportunity for each State Party to comment on the measure. Such measure shall be provided: 9