41 4. 5. Each State Party shall: (a) within twelve (12) months from the date on which the Agreement enters into force for it, inform the Secretariat of its existing recognition measures and state whether such measures are based on agreements or arrangements of the type referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article; (b) promptly inform the State Parties through the Secretariat as far in advance as possible of the opening of negotiations on an agreement or arrangement of the type referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article in order to provide adequate opportunity to any other State Party to indicate their interest in participating in the negotiations before they enter a substantive phase; and (c) promptly inform the States Parties through the Secretariat when it adopts new recognition measures or significantly modifies existing ones and state whether the measures are based on an agreement or arrangement of the type referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. Wherever appropriate, recognition should be based on AfCFTA agreed criteria by State Parties. In appropriate cases, State Parties shall work in cooperation with relevant intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations towards the establishment and adoption of common continental standards and criteria for recognition and common continental standards for the practice of relevant services trades and professions. Article 11 Monopolies and Exclusive Service Suppliers 1. Each State Party shall ensure that any monopoly supplier of a service in its territory does not, in the supply of the monopoly service in the relevant market, act in a manner inconsistent with that State Party's obligations and specific commitments under this Protocol. 2. Where a State Party’s monopoly supplier competes, either directly or through an affiliated company, in the supply of a service outside the scope of its monopoly rights and which is subject to that State Party's specific commitments, the State Party shall ensure that such a supplier does not abuse its monopoly position to act in its territory in a manner inconsistent with such commitments. 3. A State Party which has a reason to believe that a monopoly supplier of a service of any other State Party is acting in a manner inconsistent with paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, may request the State Party establishing, maintaining or authorising such supplier to provide specific information concerning the relevant operations.