1. If the consulting Parties fail to resolve a matter pursuant to Article 2006 within:
(a) 30 days of delivery of a request for consultations;
(b) 45 days of delivery of such request if any other Party has subsequently requested or has participated in consultations regarding the same matter;
(c) 15 days of delivery of a request for consultations in matters regarding perishable agricultural goods; or
(d) such other period as they may agree,
any such Party may request in writing a meeting of the Commission.
2. A Party may also request in writing a meeting of the Commission where:
(a) it has initiated dispute settlement proceedings under
the GATT regarding any matter subject to Article
2005(3) or (4), and has received a request pursuant to
Articles 2005(5) for recourse to dispute settlement
procedures under this Chapter; or
(b) consultations have been held pursuant to Article 513
(Working Group on Rules of Origin), Article 765
(Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - Technical
Consultations) and Article 914 (Standards-Related
Measures - Technical Consultations).
3. The requesting Party shall state in the request the measure or other matter complained of and indicate the provisions of this Agreement that it considers relevant, and shall deliver the request to the other Parties and to its Section of the Secretariat.