Arbitration panel ruling
Article 73
1. The arbitration panel shall notify the Parties and the EPA Committee of its ruling within 150 days from the date on which the arbitration panel is established. Where it considers that this deadline cannot be met, the chairperson of the arbitration panel shall notify the Parties and the EPA Committee in writing, stating the reasons for the delay and the date on which the panel plans to conclude its work. Under no circumstances should the ruling be notified later than 180 days from the date of establishment of the arbitration panel. 2. In urgent cases, including those involving perishable or seasonal goods, the arbitration panel shall make every effort to issue its ruling within 75 days of the date of its establishment. Under no circumstance should it take longer than 90 days from the date of its establishment to issue the ruling. The arbitration panel may give a preliminary ruling within ten days of its establishment on whether it deems the case to be urgent. 3. Either Party may ask an arbitration panel to make recommendations on how the Party complained against could comply.