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4. Subject to the protection of confidential information, each Party to
the dispute shall make available to each Third Party its written
submissions, written versions of its oral statements, and its written
responses to questions, made prior to the issuance of the interim
report, at the time such submissions, statements, and responses
are submitted to the panel.

5. A Third Party shall have the right to:

(a) subject to the protection of confidential information, be
present at the first and second hearings of the panel with
the Parties to the dispute prior to the issuance of the
interim report;

(b) make at least one written submission prior to the first
hearing;

(c) make an oral statement to the panel and respond to
questions from the panel during a session of the first
hearing set aside for that purpose; and

(d) respond in writing to any questions from the panel directed
to the Third Parties.

6. If a Third Party provides any submissions or other documents to
the panel, it shall simultaneously provide them to the Parties to
the dispute and the other Third Parties.

7. A panel may, with the agreement of the Parties to the dispute,
grant additional or supplemental rights to any Third Party
regarding its participation in panel proceedings.

Article 19.11: Establishment and Reconvening of a Panel

1. Where a request for the establishment of a panel is made
pursuant to paragraph 1 of Article 19.8 (Request for
Establishment of a Panel), a panel shall be established in
accordance with this Article.

2. Unless the Parties to the dispute agree otherwise, the panel shall
consist of three panellists. All appointments and nominations of
panellists under this Article shall conform with the requirements
referred to in paragraphs 10 and 13.

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