IPIC/DC/3 page 71
[Article 13bis
Consultations;
Disputes[:
Enforcement]
(1)
[Consultations]
(a) If any Contracting Party considers that the
legislation or the practice of another Contracting Party is inconsistent with the provisions of this Treaty, it may bring the matter to the attention of the latter Contracting Party and request the latter to enter into consultations
with it.
(b) The Contracting Party so requested shall provide promptly an adequate opportunity for the requested consultations.
(c) The Contracting Parties engaged in consultations shall attempt to conclude such consultations satisfactorily for both of them within a short period of time.
(2) [Disputes] (a) If the consultations referred to in the preceding paragraph do not lead to a mutually satisfactory result, the Director General, at the request of either Contracting Party, shall convene a panel, whose members shall be selected from a list of designated experts established by the Assembly, to examine the matter, giving full opportunity to both of them to present their views to the panel.