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Article 5 Terms of reference

United Kingdom

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1.

Unless the Parties agree otherwise, within seven days of the date of establishment of the arbitration panel, the terms of reference of the arbitration panel shall be:

(a)

to examine, in the light of the relevant provisions of the Agreement cited by the Parties, the matter referred to in the request for the establishment of the arbitration panel;

(b)

to make findings on the conformity of the measure at issue with the provisions covered under Article 76 of the Agreement; and

(c)

to deliver a report in accordance with Articles 81 and 82 of the Agreement.

2.

If the Parties agree on other terms of reference, they shall notify the agreed terms of reference to the arbitration panel within the time period set out in paragraph 1.