Energy Charter Treaty

88 (9) Annex D shall apply: (a) to disputes regarding compliance with provisions applicable to trade under this Article; (b) to disputes regarding the application by a Contracting Party of any measure, whether or not it conflicts with the provisions of this Article, which is considered by another Contracting Party to nullify or impair any benefit accruing to it directly or indirectly under this Article; and (c) unless the Contracting Parties parties to the dispute agree otherwise, to disputes regarding compliance with Article 5 between Contracting Parties at least one of which is not a member of the WTO, Except that Annex D shall not apply to any dispute between Contracting Parties, the substance of which arises under an agreement that: (i) has been notified in accordance with and meets the other requirements of sub-paragraph (2)(b) and Annex TFU; or (ii) establishes a free-trade area or a customs union as described in article XXIV of the GATT 1994. Article 30: Developments in International Trading Arrangements 88 Contracting Parties undertake that in the light of the results of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations embodied principally in the Final Act thereof done at Marrakesh, 15 April 1994, they will commence consideration not later than 1 July 1995 or the entry into force of this Treaty, whichever is the later, of appropriate amendments to this Treaty with a view to the adoption of any such amendments by the Charter Conference. Article 31: Energy-Related Equipment 89 The provisional Charter Conference shall at its first meeting commence examination of the inclusion of energy-related equipment in the trade provisions of this Treaty. 88 Editor’s note: this Article refers to the Amendment to the Trade-Related Provisions of the ECT adopted in 1998. 89 Editor’s note: energy-related equipment was included by the Amendment to the Trade-Related Provisions of the ECT adopted in 1998.