# Council Decision of 20 July 1998 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on trade in textile products initialled on 28 March 1998 (98/491/EC), Article 5


1. Save where it is otherwise provided, the special consultation procedures referred to in this Agreement shall be governed by the following rules:
any request for consultations shall be notified in writing to the other Party,
the request for consultation shall be followed within 15 days of the notification by a statement setting out the reasons and circumstances which, in the opinion of the requesting Party, justify the submission of such a request,
the Parties shall enter into consultations within one month of notification of the request at the latest, with a view to reaching agreement or a mutually acceptable conclusion within one further month at the latest.
2. If necessary, at the request of either of the Parties, consultations shall be held on any problems arising from the application of this Agreement. Any consultations held under this Article shall take place in a spirit of cooperation and with a desire to reconcile the differences between the Parties.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/1998/491/attachment/1/article/5 (the official version)
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