. THE HOST SHALL DECLARE THAT HE WILL PARTICIPATE IN EFFORTS TOWARDS A GRADUAL HARMONIZATION OF SERVICES . IN PARTICULAR , HE WILL EXAMINE :
- THE APPLICATION , TO HIS INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM , OF THE STANDARDIZED INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN IN ' EURONET GUIDELINES : STANDARD COMMANDS FOR INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS ' ,
- THE GRADUAL HARMONIZATION OF THE GENERAL CONDITIONS OF SALE , WHICH WILL BE UNDERTAKEN JOINTLY ,
- THE GRADUAL RATIONALIZATION OF INSTRUCTION MANUALS ,
- THE SIMPLIFICATION OF ACCESS METHODS FOR USERS AND OF INVOICING .
6 . THE HOST WILL EXAMINE THE POSSIBILITY OF COOPERATING IN THE PREPARATION OF MEASURES TO MARKET HIS SERVICES EFFICIENTLY AT EURONET LEVEL AND TO TRAIN THE USERS OF THESE SERVICES .
7 . IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF COOPERATION WITHIN EURONET , THE HOST MAY TAKE PART IN THE WORK OF A COMMITTEE WHICH WILL MEET AT REGULAR INTERVALS , IN ORDER TO EXPRESS HIS OPINION ON ALL QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE NETWORK AND ASSIST IN THE PREPARATION OF APPROPRIATE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES OF THE STATES PARTICIPATING IN EURONET . EACH HOST WILL BEAR THE COSTS OF HIS REPRESENTATION AT SUCH MEETINGS .
8 . THE HOST WILL DESIGNATE TO THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES IN HIS COUNTRY HIS REPRESENTATIVE ON THIS COMMITTEE WITHIN THREE MONTHS FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE AGREEMENT REQUIRED FOR HIS CONNECTION TO EURONET . WITHIN THE SAME PERIOD , HE MAY ALSO DESIGNATE A PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OTHER QUESTIONS RELATING TO EURONET AND SPECIFY HIS POWERS .
9 . WITHIN THE SAME PERIOD THE HOST WILL PROVIDE THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES IN HIS COUNTRY WITH A PROVISIONAL DESCRIPTION OF THE DATA BASES AND RELATED SERVICES WHICH HE INTENDS TO OFFER . THIS DESCRIPTION SHOULD FOLLOW AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE THE EXAMPLE SHOWN IN ' EURONET GUIDELINES FOR COOPERATION BETWEEN DATA BASE SUPPLIERS AND HOST ORGANIZATIONS ' . IN PARTICULAR , THE DESCRIPTION WILL COVER IN DETAIL THE DATA BASES , THE SERVICES WHICH THEY OFFER AND THE TARIFFS APPLICABLE . THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES SHOULD BE PROVIDED WITH A DEFINITIVE DESCRIPTION OF THESE SERVICES NO LATER THAN THREE MONTHS BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATION .
10 . THE HOST SHALL DO ALL IN HIS POWER TO ANNOUNCE THREE MONTHS IN ADVANCE ANY MAJOR CHANGES TO THE SERVICES DESCRIBED AND TO INFORM THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES IN HIS COUNTRY OF SUCH CHANGES .
11 . THE HOST SHALL INFORM THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY IN HIS COUNTRY IF HE INTENDS TO USE HIS EURONET LINK FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION .
12 . IN ORDER TO PERMIT THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY TO ADAPT THE NETWORK TO REQUIREMENTS , THE HOST SHALL PROVIDE THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR WITH STATISTICS ON THE USE OF EURONET VIA HIS SERVICES , INCLUDING TRAFFIC STATISTICS , NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBERS , ETC .