Hvis en parts konkurrencemyndighed finder, at én eller flere virksomheder, der er beliggende på en parts område, er eller har været involveret i konkurrencebegrænsende aktiviteter (uanset oprindelse), som i alvorlig grad skader interesserne hos den part, den repræsenterer, kan den anmode om konsultationer med den anden konkurrencemyndighed under forståelse af, at sådanne konsultationer ikke tilsidesætter en eventuel procedure i medfør af dens konkurrenceregler eller den pågældende konkurrencemyndigheds frihed til at træffe den endelige afgørelse.
A competition authority which considers that one or more undertakings situated in one Party’s territory are or have been engaged in anti-competitive activities of whatever origin that are substantially and adversely affecting the interests of the Party it represents may request consultations with the other competition authority, recognising that entering into such consultations is without prejudice to any action under its competition laws and to the full freedom of ultimate decision of the competition authority concerned.