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African Union
Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area
Protocol on Rules and Procedures on the Settlement of Disputes
- Published
- Commenced on 30 May 2019
- [This is the version of this document at 21 March 2018.]
Article 1 – Definitions
Article 2 – Objective
This Protocol provides for the administration of the Dispute Settlement Mechanism established in accordance with Article 20 of the Agreement and aims at ensuring that the dispute settlement process is transparent, accountable, fair, predictable and consistent with the provisions of the Agreement.Article 3 – Scope of application
Article 4 – General provisions
Article 5 – Dispute Settlement Body
Article 6 – Procedures under the Dispute Settlement Mechanism
Article 7 – Consultations
Article 8 – Good offices, conciliation and mediation
Article 9 – Establishment of Panels
Article 10 – Composition of the Panel
Article 11 – Terms of reference of the Panel
Article 12 – Functions of a Panel
Article 13 – Third Parties
Article 14 – Procedures for multiple complaints
Article 15 – Procedures for the Panel
Article 16 – Right to seek information
Article 17 – Confidentiality
Article 18 – Reports of a Panel
Article 19 – Adoption of report of a Panel
Article 20 – Appellate Body
Article 21 – Appeals
Article 22 – Procedures for appellate review
Article 23 – Panel and Appellate Body recommendations
Where the Panel or the AB concludes that a measure is inconsistent with the Agreement, it shall recommend that the State Party concerned bring the measure into conformity with the Agreement. In addition to its recommendations, the Panel or the AB may suggest ways in which the State Party concerned could implement the recommendations.Article 24 – Surveillance of implementation of recommendations and rulings
Article 25 – Compensation and the suspension of concessions or any other obligations
Article 26 – Costs
Article 27 – Arbitration
Article 28 – Technical co-operation
Article 29 – Responsibilities of the Secretariat
Article 30 – Rules of interpretation
The Panel and the AB shall interpret the provisions of the Agreement in accordance with the customary rules of interpretation of public international law, including the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, 1969.Article 31 – Amendment
This Protocol shall be amended in accordance with Article 29 of the Agreement.History of this document
30 May 2019
Commenced
21 March 2018 this version
Consolidation