中国东盟全面经济合作框架协议争端解决机制协议 英文.docx

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中国东盟全面经济合作框架协议争端解决机制协议英文

AGREEMENTONDISPUTESETTLEMENTMECHANISMOFTHEFRAMEWORKAGREEMENTONCOMPREHENSIVEECONOMICCO-OPERATION

BETWEENTHEPEOPLE’SREPUBLICOFCHINAAND

THEASSOCIATIONOFSOUTHEASTASIANNATIONS

TheGovernmentofthePeople’sRepublicofChina（“China”）andtheGovernmentsofBruneiDarussalam,theKingdomofCambodia,theRepublicofIndonesia,theLaoPeople'sDemocraticRepublic（"LaoPDR"）,Malaysia,theUnionofMyanmar,theRepublicofthePhilippines,theRepublicofSingapore,theKingdomofThailandandtheSocialistRepublicofVietNam,MemberStatesoftheAssociationofSoutheastAsianNations（“ASEAN”）,（collectively,“theParties”,orindividuallyreferringtoanASEANMemberStateortoChinaasa“Party”）;

RECALLINGtheFrameworkAgreementonComprehensiveEconomicCo-operation（“theFrameworkAgreement”）betweenChinaandASEANsignedbytheHeadsofGovernment/StateofChinaandASEANMemberStatesinPhnomPenhonthe4thdayofNovember2002;

RECALLINGparagraph1ofArticle11oftheFrameworkAgreementontheestablishmentofappropriateformaldisputesettlementproceduresandmechanismforthepurposesoftheFrameworkAgreementwithin1yearafterthedateofentryintoforceoftheFrameworkAgreement;

Haveagreedasfollows:

ARTICLE1

Definitions

ForthepurposesofthisAgreement,thefollowingdefinitionsshallapplyunlessthecontextotherwiserequires:

（a）AllthedefinitionsintheFrameworkAgreementshallapplytothisAgreement;

（b）“days”meanscalendardays,includingweekendsandholidays;

（c）“partiestoadispute”,“partiestothedispute”,or“partiesconcerned”,meansthecomplainingpartyandthepartycomplainedagainst;

（d）“complainingparty”meansanypartyorpartiesthatrequestsforconsultationsunderArticle4;and

（e）“partycomplainedagainst”meansanypartytowhichtherequestforconsultationsismadeunderArticle4.

Article2

ScopeandCoverage

1.ThisAgreementshallapplytodisputesarisingundertheFrameworkAgreementwhichshallalsoincludetheAnnexesandthecontentstherein.Hereinafter,anyreferencetotheFrameworkAgreementshallincludeallfuturelegalinstrumentsagreedpursuanttoitunlesswherethecontextotherwiseprovides.

2.AnyspecialoradditionalrulesandproceduresondisputesettlementcontainedintheFrameworkAgreementmaybelistedadministrativelybytheASEANSecretariatasanAppendixtothisAgreementwiththeconsentoftheParties.

3.UnlessotherwiseprovidedforinthisAgreementorintheFrameworkAgreement,orasthePartiesmayotherwiseagree,theprovisionsofthisAgreementshallapplywithrespecttotheavoidanceorsettlementofdisputesbetweenoramongthePartiesconcerningtheirrespectiverightsandobligationsundertheFrameworkAgreement.

4.TheprovisionsofthisAgreementmaybeinvokedinrespectofmeasuresaffectingtheobservanceoftheFrameworkAgreementtakenbycentral,regionalorlocalgovernmentsorauthoritieswithintheterritoryofaParty.

5.Subjecttoparagraph6,nothinginthisAgreementshallprejudiceanyrightofthePartiestohaverecoursetodisputesettlementproceduresavailableunderanyothertreatytowhichtheyareparties.

6.OncedisputesettlementproceedingshavebeeninitiatedunderthisAgreementorunderanyothertreatytowhichthepartiestoadisputearepartiesconcerningaparticularrightorobligationofsuchpartiesarisingundertheFrameworkAgreementorthatothertreaty,theforumselectedbythecomplainingpartyshallbeusedtotheexclusionofanyotherforsuchdispute.

7.Paragraphs5and6aboveshallnotapplywherethepartiestoadisputeexpresslyagreetotheuseofmorethanonedisputesettlementforuminrespectofthatparticulardispute.

8.Forthepurposesofparagraphs5to7,thecomplainingpartyshallbedeemedtohaveselectedaforumwhenithasrequestedtheestablishmentof,orreferredadisputeto,adisputesettlementpanelortribunalinaccordancewiththisAgreementoranyotheragreementtowhichthepartiestoadisputeareparties.

ARTICLE3

LiaisonOffice

1.ForthepurposeofthisAgreement,eachPartyshall:

（a）designateanofficethatshallberesponsibleforallliaisonaffairsreferredtointhisAgreement;

（b）beresponsiblefortheoperationandcostsofitsdesignatedoffice;and

（c）notifytheotherPartiesofthelocationandaddressofitsdesignatedofficewithin30daysafterthecompletionofitsinternalproceduresfortheentryintoforceofthisAgreement.

2.UnlessotherwiseprovidedinthisAgreement,thesubmissionofanyrequestordocumentunderthisAgreementtothedesignatedofficeofanyPartyshallbedeemedtobethesubmissionofthatrequestordocumenttothatParty.

Article4

Consultations

1.ApartycomplainedagainstshallaccorddueconsiderationandadequateopportunityforconsultationsregardingarequestforconsultationsmadebyacomplainingpartywithrespecttoanymatteraffectingtheimplementationorapplicationoftheFrameworkAgreementwhereby:

（a）anybenefitaccruingtothecomplainingpartydirectlyorindirectlyundertheFrameworkAgreementisbeingnullifiedorimpaired;or

（b）theattainmentofanyobjectiveoftheFrameworkAgreementisbeingimpeded,

asaresultofthefailureofthepartycomplainedagainsttocarryoutitsobligationsundertheFrameworkAgreement.

2.Anyrequestforconsultationsshallbesubmittedinwriting,whichshallincludethespecificmeasuresatissue,andthefactualandlegalbasis（includingtheprovisionsoftheFrameworkAgreementallegedtohavebeenbreachedandanyotherrelevantprovisions）ofthecomplaint.ThecomplainingpartyshallsendtherequesttothepartycomplainedagainstandtherestoftheParties.Uponreceipt,thepartycomplainedagainstshallacknowledgereceiptofsuchrequesttothecomplainingpartyandtherestofthePartiessimultaneously.

3.Ifarequestforconsultationsismade,thepartycomplainedagainstshallreplytotherequestwithin7daysafterthedateofitsreceiptandshallenterintoconsultationsingoodfaithwithinaperiodofnotmorethan30daysafterthedateofreceiptoftherequest,withaviewtoreachingamutuallysatisfactorysolution.Ifthepartycomplainedagainstdoesnotrespondwithintheaforesaid7days,ordoesnotenterintoconsultationswithintheaforesaid30days,thenthecomplainingpartymayproceeddirectlytorequestfortheappointmentofanarbitraltribunalunderArticle6.

4.Thepartiestoadisputeshallmakeeveryefforttoreachamutuallysatisfactoryresolutionofanymatterthroughconsultations.Tothisend,thepartiesconcernedshall:

（a）providesufficientinformationtoenableafullexaminationofhowthemeasuremightaffecttheoperationoftheFrameworkAgreement;and

（b）treatasconfidentialanyinformationexchangedintheconsultationswhichtheotherpartyconcernedhasdesignatedasconfidential.

5.Consultationsshallbeconfidential,andarewithoutprejudicetotherightsofanyPartyinanyfurtherorotherproceedings.

6.WheneveraParty（otherthanthepartiestoadispute）considersthatithasasubstantialinterestinconsultationsbeingheldpursuanttothisArticle,suchPartymaynotifythepartiestoadisputeinwritingofitsdesiretobejoinedintheconsultationswithin10daysafterthedateofreceiptoftherequestforconsultationsbythepartycomplainedagainst.SuchPartyshallbejoinedintheconsultationsprovidedthatthepartycomplainedagainstagreesthattheclaimofsubstantialinterestiswellfounded.ThepartycomplainedagainstshallinformthecomplainingpartyandtherestofthePartiesofitsdecisionpriortothecommencementoftheconsultations.Iftherequesttobejoinedintheconsultationsisnotaccepted,therequestingPartyshallbefreetorequestforseparateconsultationsunderthisArticle.

7.Incasesofurgency,includingthosewhichconcernperishablegoods,thepartiesconcernedshallenterintoconsultationswithinaperiodofnomorethan10daysafterthedateofreceiptoftherequestbythepartycomplainedagainst.Iftheconsultationshavefailedtosettlethedisputewithinaperiodof20daysafterthedateofreceiptoftherequestbythepartycomplainedagainst,thecomplainingpartymayproceeddirectlytorequestfortheappointmentofanarbitraltribunalunderArticle6.

8.Incasesofurgency,includingthosewhichconcernperishablegoods,thepartiestoadisputeandarbitraltribunalsshallmakeeveryefforttoacceleratetheproceedingstothegreatestextentpossible.

Article5

ConciliationorMediation

1.Thepartiestoadisputemayatanytimeagreetoconciliationormediation.Theymaybeginatanytimeandbeterminatedbythepartiesconcernedatanytime.

2.Ifthepartiestoadisputeagree,conciliationormediationproceedingsmaycontinuebeforeanypersonorbodyasmaybeagreedbythepartiestothedisputewhilethedisputeproceedsforresolutionbeforeanarbitraltribunalappointedunderArticle6.

3.Proceedingsinvolvingconciliationandmediationandpositionstakenbythepartiestoadisputeduringtheseproceedings,shallbeconfidential,andwithoutprejudicetotherightsofanyPartyinanyfurtherorotherproceedings.

Article6

AppointmentofArbitralTribunals

1.IftheconsultationsreferredtoinArticle4failtosettleadisputewithin60daysafterthedateofreceiptoftherequestforconsultationsorwithin20daysaftersuchdateincasesofurgencyincludingthosewhichconcernperishablegoods,thecomplainingpartymaymakeawrittenrequesttothepartycomplainedagainsttoappointanarbitraltribunalunderthisArticle.Acopyofthisrequestshallalsobecommunicatedtot