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(i) reply to the request for consultations in accordance
with subparagraph 5(a) of Article 19.6
(Consultations); or

(ii) enter into consultations in accordance with
paragraph 6 of Article 19.6 (Consultations); or

(b) the consultations fail to resolve a dispute within:

(i) 20 days after the date of the Responding Party’s
receipt of the request for consultations made
pursuant to paragraph 1 of Article 19.6
(Consultations) in cases of urgency including those
which concern perishable goods; or

(ii) 60 days after the date of the Responding Party’s
receipt of the request for consultations made
pursuant to paragraph 1 of Article 19.6
(Consultations) regarding any other matter.

2. A request for the establishment of a panel made pursuant to
paragraph 1 shall identify the specific measures at issue and
provide details of the factual and legal basis for the complaint,
including the relevant provisions of this Agreement, to be
addressed by the panel, sufficient to present the problem clearly.

3. The Complaining Party shall simultaneously provide a copy of the
request for the establishment of a panel made pursuant to
paragraph 1 to the other Parties.

4. The Responding Party shall immediately acknowledge its receipt
of the request for the establishment of a panel made pursuant to
paragraph 1, by way of notification to the Complaining Party,
indicating the date on which the request was received, otherwise
the date when the request was made shall be deemed to be the
date of the Responding Party’s receipt of the request. The
Responding Party shall simultaneously provide a copy of the
notification to the other Parties.

5. Where a request for the establishment of a panel is made
pursuant to paragraph 1, a panel shall be established in
accordance with Article 19.11 (Establishment and Reconvening
of a Panel).

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