Annex 2

附件2

 

Technical Expert Groups

技术专家小组

 

The following procedures shall apply to technical expert groups established in accordance with the provisions of Article 14.

下列程序适用于依照第14条的规定设立的技术专家小组。

1. Technical expert groups are under the panels authority. Their terms of reference and detailed working procedures shall be decided by the panel, and they shall report to the panel.

1.技术专家小组受专家组的管辖。其职权范围和具体工作程序应由专家组决定，并应向专家组报告。

2. Participation in technical expert groups shall be restricted to persons of professional standing and experience in the field in question.

2．参加技术专家小组的人员仅限于在所设领域具有专业名望和经验的个人。

3. Citizens of parties to the dispute shall not serve on a technical expert group without the joint agreement of the parties to the dispute, except in exceptional circumstances when the panel considers that the need for specialized scientific expertise cannot be fulfilled otherwise. Government officials of parties to the dispute shall not serve on a technical expert group. Members of technical expert groups shall serve in their individual capacities and not as government representatives, nor as representatives of any organization. Governments or organizations shall therefore not give them instructions with regard to matters before a technical expert group.

3．未经争端各方一致同意，争端各方的公民不得在技术专家小组中任职，除非在例外情况下专家组认为非其参加不能满足在特定科学知识方面的需要。争端各方的政府官员不得在技术专家小组中任职。技术专家小组成员应以个人身份任职，不得作为政府代表，也不得作为任何组织的代表。因此，政府或组织不得就技术专家小组处理的事项向其成员发出指示。

4.Technical expert groups may consult and seek information and technical advice from any source they deem appropriate. Before a technical expert group seeks such information or advice from a source within the jurisdiction of a Member, it shall inform the government of that Member. Any Member shall respond promptly and fully to any request by a technical expert group for such information as the technical expert group considers necessary and appropriate.

4．技术专家小组可向其认为适当的任何来源进行咨询及寻求信息和技术建议。在技术专家小组向在一成员管辖范围内的来源寻求此类信息或建议之前，应通知该成员政府。任何成员应迅速和全面地答复技术专家小组提出的提供其认为必要和适当信息的任何请求。

5. The parties to a dispute shall have access to all relevant information provided to a technical expert group, unless it is of a confidential nature. Confidential information provided to the technical expert group shall not be released without formal authorization from the government, organization or person providing the information. Where such information is requested from the technical expert group but release of such information by the technical expert group is not authorized, a non-confidential summary of the information will be provided by the government, organization or person supplying the information.

5．争端各方应可获得提供给技术专家小组的所有有关信息，除非信息属机密性质。对于向技术专家小组提供的机密信息，未经提供该信息的政府、组织或个人的正式授权不得发布。如要求从技术专家小组处获得此类信息，而技术专家小组未获准发布此类信息，则提供该信息的政府、组织或个人将提供该信息的非机密摘要。

6. The technical expert group shall submit a draft report to the Members concerned with a view to obtaining their comments, and taking them into account, as appropriate, in the final report, which shall also be circulated to the Members concerned when it is submitted to the panel.

6．技术专家小组应向有关成员提供报告草案，以期征求它们的意见，并酌情在最终报告中考虑这些意见，最终报告在提交专家组时也应散发有关成员。