Proclamation Giving Notice that the Agreement on Social Security between Canada and the Republic of Hungary Comes Into Force on October 1, 2003 — 2
2 Any information about an individual transmitted under paragraph 1 by a competent authority or institution of a Contracting Party to a competent authority or institution of the other Contracting Party shall be protected in each Contracting Party in accordance with its legislation and the following provisions: (a) The competent authority or institution of the Contracting Party to which the information is transmitted shall treat that information as confidential and shall effectively protect it against unauthorized access, unauthorized alterations and unauthorized disclosure in accordance with the legislation of that Contracting Party. (b) The competent authority or institution of the Contracting Party to which the information is transmitted may use that information, and may disclose it to other institutions and agencies in that Contracting Party, for the purposes of implementing this Agreement or the legislation of that Contracting Party. The information may be put to other uses and may be disclosed to other bodies only to the extent specifically permitted under the legislation of that Contracting Party. The competent authorities of the Contracting Parties shall inform each other about all amendments to their legislation regarding the protection of personal information and, in particular, additional purposes for which such information may be used or disclosed to other bodies. The Contracting Party whose legislation has been amended shall, at the request of the other Contracting Party, enter into negotiations to amend or supplement this Agreement, as may be required. (c) In individual cases, the competent authority or institution to which the information is transmitted shall, at the request of the competent authority or institution which has transmitted that information, inform the latter of the use to which that information has been put and the outcome thereof. (d) The individual concerned shall, on request to the authority or institution of either Contracting Party, have the right to be informed of the information which has been transmitted, and the purpose for which that information has been requested or transmitted, as the case may be. (e) The competent authority or institution which transmits the information shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that the information is accurate and is strictly limited to that absolutely necessary for the purpose of the transmission. If it becomes evident that incorrect information or information whose transmission is prohibited under the legislation of the transmitting Party was transmitted, the competent authority or institution which has received the information must be immediately notified of this fact and it shall immediately correct incorrect information. It shall also delete any transmitted information whose transmission is prohibited unless that information is required to combat abuse or to prosecute fraud in the context of the legislation which it administers or other similar offences. (f) The competent authority or institution of the Contracting Party to which the information is transmitted shall delete that information in accordance with the legislation of that Contracting Party.