(a) necessary to protect public morals, order or safety;
(b) necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health;
(c) necessary to protect intellectual property; or
(d) relating to goods or services of handicapped persons, of philanthropic institutions or of prison labor.
Article 1019: Provision of Information
1. Each Party shall promptly publish any law, regulation, precedential judicial decision, administrative ruling of general application and any procedure, including standard contract clauses, regarding government procurement covered by this Chapter in the appropriate publications listed in Annex 1010.1 (Publications).
2. Each Party shall:
(a) be prepared, upon request, to explain to any other Party its government procurement procedures; and
(b) ensure that its entities, upon request from a supplier, promptly explain their procurement practices and procedures.
3. A Party may seek such additional information on the award of the contract as may be necessary to determine whether the procurement was made fairly and impartially, in particular with respect to unsuccessful tenders and further to Article 1015(6) (Submission, Receipt and Opening of Tenders and Awarding Contracts). To this end, the Party of the procuring entity shall provide information on both the characteristics and relative advantages of the winning tender and the contract price. In cases where release of this information would prejudice competition in future tenders, the information shall not be released except after consultation with and agreement of the Party which gave the information to the requesting Party.