Article 14: Consultation and Dispute Settlement

第14条  磋商和争端解决

 

14.1 Consultations and the settlement of disputes with respect to any matter affecting the operation of this Agreement shall take place under the auspices of the Dispute Settlement Body and shall follow, mutatis mutandis, the provisions of Articles XXII and XXIII of GATT 1994, as elaborated and applied by the Dispute Settlement Understanding.

14.1就影响本协定运用的任何事项的磋商和争端解决应在争端解决机构的主持下进行，并应遵循由《争端解决谅解》详述和适用的GATT 1994第22条和第23条的规定，但应在细节上作必要修改。

14.2 At the request of a party to a dispute, or at its own initiative, a panel may establish a technical expert group to assist in questions of a technical nature, requiring detailed consideration by experts.

14.2专家组可自行或应一争端方请求，设立技术专家小组，就需要由专家详细研究的技术性问题提供协助。

14.3 Technical expert groups shall be governed by the procedures of Annex 2.

14.3技术专家小组应按附件2的程序管理。

14.4 The dispute settlement provisions set out above can be invoked in cases where a Member considers that another Member has not achieved satisfactory results under Articles 3, 4, 7, 8 and 9 and its trade interests are significantly affected. In this respect, such results shall be equivalent to those as if the body in question were a Member.

14.4如一成员认为另一成员未能根据第3条、第4条、第7条、第8条和第9条取得令人满意的结果，且其贸易利益受到严重影响，则可援引上述争端解决的规定。在这方面，此类结果应等同于如同在所涉机构为一成员时达成的结果。