Temporary provisions in case of non-compliance
Article 77
1. If the Party complained against fails to give notification of any measure taken to comply with the arbitration panel ruling before the expiry of the reasonable period of time, or if the arbitration panel rules that the measures notified under Article 76(1) are not compatible with that Party's obligations under the provisions of this Agreement, the Party complained against or, as appropriate, the signatory Central African State concerned shall, if so requested by the complaining Party, present an offer for temporary compensation. This compensation may include or consist of financial compensation. However, nothing in this Agreement shall oblige the Party complained against or, as appropriate, the signatory Central African State concerned, to offer such financial compensation. 2. If no agreement on compensation is reached within 30 days of the end of the reasonable period of time or of the arbitration panel's ruling under Article 76 that a measure taken to comply is not compatible with the provisions of this Agreement, the complaining Party shall be entitled, after notifying the other Party, to adopt appropriate measures. These measures may be adopted by the complaining Party or, as appropriate, the signatory Central African State concerned. 3. In adopting these measures, the complaining Party or, as appropriate, the signatory Central African State concerned, shall aim to select measures proportionate to the infringement which least affect the achievement of this Agreement's objectives and take into consideration their impact on the economy of the Party complained against and on the various signatory Central African States. 4. The EC Party shall show restraint when asking for compensation or adopting appropriate measures in accordance with paragraph 1 or 2 of this Article. 5. The compensation or appropriate measures shall be temporary and shall be applied only until any measure found to violate the provisions of this Agreement has been withdrawn or amended so as to bring it into conformity with those provisions or until the Parties have agreed to settle the dispute.