(a) that, at an early appropriate stage, a notice and notification of the type required under paragraphs 1 (a) and (b) are made prior to their adoption; and
(b) observance of paragraphs 1 (c) and (d).
4. Where a Party considers it necessary to address an urgent problem relating to safety or to protection of human, animal or plant life or health, the environment or consumers, it may omit any step set out in paragraphs 1 or 3, provided that upon adoption of a standards-related measure it shall:
(a) immediately provide to the other Parties a notification of the type required under paragraph 1(b), including a brief description of the urgent problem;
(b) provide a copy of such measure to any Party or interested person that so requests; and
(c) without discrimination, allow other Parties and interested persons to make comments in writing, and shall, upon request, discuss such comments and take such comments and the results of such discussions into account.
5. Each Party shall, except where necessary to address an urgent problem referred to in paragraph 4, allow a reasonable period between the publication of a standards-related measure and the date that it becomes effective to allow time for interested persons to adapt to such measure.
6. Where a Party allows non-governmental persons in its territory to be present during the process of development of standards-related measures, it shall also allow non-governmental persons from the territories of the other Parties to be present.
7. Each Party shall notify the other Parties of the development of, amendment to, or change in the application of its standards- related measures no later than the time at which it notifies non- governmental persons in general or the relevant sector in its territory.
8. Each Party shall seek, through appropriate measures, to ensure the observance of paragraphs 6 and 7 by a provincial or state government, and by non-governmental standardizing bodies in its territory.