(c) following notification, the amending Party, upon
request of any Party to which the amendment applies,
consults with that Party prior to the enactment of the
amending statute; and
(d) such amendment, as applicable to another Party, is not inconsistent with:
(i) the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT),
the Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of
the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (the
Antidumping Code) or the Agreement on the
Interpretation and Application of Articles VI, XVI
and XXIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and
Trade (the Subsidies Code), or successor
agreements to which all the original signatories
to this Agreement are party, or
(ii) the object and purpose of this Agreement and this
Chapter, which is to establish fair and
predictable conditions for the progressive
liberalization of trade among the Parties to this
Agreement while maintaining effective and fair
disciplines on unfair trade practices, such object
and purpose to be ascertained from the provisions
of this Agreement, its preamble and objectives and
the practices of the Parties.
Article 1903: Review of Statutory Amendments
1. A Party to which an amendment of another Party's antidumping or countervailing duty statute applies may request in writing that such amendment be referred to a binational panel for a declaratory opinion as to whether:
(a) the amendment does not conform to the provisions of Article 1902(2)(d)(i) or (ii); or
(b) such amendment has the function and effect of overturning a prior decision of a panel made pursuant to Article 1904 and does not conform to the provisions of Article 1902(2)(d)(i) or (ii).
Such declaratory opinion shall have force or effect only as provided in this Article.
2. The panel shall conduct its review in accordance with the procedures of Annex 1903.2.