**1.** The Contracting Parties shall submit reports to the Organisation containing information on measures adopted, results obtained and any difficulties experienced in the implementation of this Protocol. These reports should include, whenever possible, information on the state of the Convention area. The Meeting of the Contracting Parties shall determine the nature of the information to be included, and the collection, presentation and timing of these reports, which will be made available to the public with the exception of information submitted in accordance with paragraph 3 below.
**2.** The Scientific, Technical and Advisory Committee shall use the data and information contained in these national reports to prepare regional reports on the implementation of this Protocol, including the state of the Convention area. The regional reports shall be submitted to the Contracting Parties in accordance with Article XIV.
**3.** Information provided pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2 above, that is designated by a Contracting Party as confidential, shall be used for the purposes referred to in paragraph 2 above in such a manner that assures its confidentiality.
**4.** Nothing in this Protocol shall require a Contracting Party to supply information the disclosure of which is contrary to the essential interests of its security.
Artikel XII
Reporting
Onderdeel van Protocol betreffende verontreiniging afkomstig van bronnen en activiteiten op het land bij het Verdrag inzake de bescherming en ontwikkeling van het mariene milieu in het Caraïbisch gebied, met bijlagen· Ruimtelijke ordening en milieu