42 4. If, after the date of entry into force of this Protocol, a State Party grants monopoly rights regarding the supply of a service covered by its specific commitments, that State Party shall notify the Secretariat no later than three (3) months before the intended implementation of the grant of monopoly rights and the provisions concerning modification of specific commitments will apply. 5. The provisions of this Article shall also apply to cases of exclusive service suppliers where a State Party, formally or in effect: (a) authorises or establishes a small number of service suppliers; and (b) substantially prevents competition among those suppliers in its territory. Article 12 Anti-competitive Business Practices 1. State Parties recognise that certain business practices of service suppliers, other than those concerning monopolies and exclusive service suppliers, may restrain competition and thereby restrict trade in services. 2. Each State Party shall, at the request of any other State Party, enter into consultations with a view to eliminating practices referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. The State Party addressed shall respond to such a request and shall cooperate through the supply of publicly available non-confidential information of relevance to the matter in question. The State Party addressed shall also provide other information available to the requesting State Party, subject to its domestic law and to the conclusion of a satisfactory agreement concerning the safeguarding of its confidentiality by the requesting State Party. Article 13 Payments and Transfers 1. Except under the circumstances envisaged in Article 14 of this Protocol, a State Party shall not apply restrictions on international transfers and payments for current transactions relating to its specific commitments. 2. Nothing in this Protocol shall affect the rights and obligations of the members of the International Monetary Fund under the Articles of Agreement of the Fund, including the use of exchange actions which are in conformity with the Articles of Agreement, provided that a State Party shall not impose restrictions on any capital transactions inconsistently with its specific commitments regarding such