Consultations

6. A Party may, or shall on the written request of a directly affected person of the Party, consult with another Party where the Party is satisfied that a difference, duplication or overlap between their regulatory measures or regulatory regimes operates to create a substantial obstacle to internal trade.

7. Where a Party approaches another Party under paragraph 6, the other Party shall respond and consult within a reasonable period of time.

8. The consulting Parties shall cooperate to seek to achieve a mutually satisfactory resolution of the issue raised.

9. Where differing regulatory measures or regulatory regimes of several Parties operate to create a substantial obstacle to internal trade, the affected Parties shall jointly conduct a review of the aspects of the regulatory measures or regulatory regimes that are creating the obstacle.

10. Chapter Seventeen (Dispute Resolution Procedures) does not apply to this Annex.