Reasonable Best Efforts; Notification (a) Subject to the terms and conditions herein provided, Seller, Parent and Buyer shall: (i) use all reasonable best efforts to cooperate with one another in (A) determining which filings are required to be made prior to the Effective Time with, and which consents, approvals, permits or authorizations are required to be obtained prior to the Effective Time from, governmental or regulatory authorities of the United States, the several states and foreign jurisdictions and any third parties in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation any required filings and consents under the HSR Act, and (B) timely making all such filings and timely seeking all such consents, approvals, permits and authorizations (the parties acknowledge that all consents under each of the Seller Franchise Agreements shall comply with the provisions of Section 5.3(a) of the Buyer Disclosure Letter unless otherwise mutually agreed by Seller and Parent); (ii) use all reasonable best efforts to obtain, in writing, the consents listed in Section 5.3(a)(1) of the Seller Disclosure Letter (the "Lender Consents") in the manner set forth in Section 5.3(c) and the consents listed in Section 5.3(a)(3) of the Seller Disclosure Letter (the "Ground Lessor Consents"), and the parties shall use all reasonable best efforts to cause Lessee to obtain, in writing, the consents listed in Section 5.3(a)(2) of the Seller Disclosure Letter (the "Franchise Consents") in the manner set forth in Section 5.3(d) (such Lender Consents, Ground Lessor Consents and Franchise Consents referred to herein collectively as the "Required Consents") in form reasonably satisfactory to Seller and Buyer, provided however, that, without the prior written consent of Parent, neither Seller, the Seller Partnership nor any other Seller Subsidiary shall pay any cash or other consideration, make any commitments or incur any liability or other obligation except (x) in the case of obtaining Lender Consents and consents under the Seller Franchise Agreements, as set forth in clause (y) below and Sections 5.3(c) and 5.3(d), (y) in the case of obtaining Ground Lessor Consents and Lender Consents, in an aggregate amount of $1,500,000 or less for the payment of all Ground Lessor Amounts and Prepayment Amounts (provided that such amount may exceed $1,500,000 if the aggregate cash consideration payable to holders of Seller Common Shares in the Merger and Seller Partnership Units in the Partnership Merger is reduced by the aggregate amount of such excess, and the Merger Consideration and Partnership Merger Consideration per share or unit, as the case may be, is reduced accordingly) and (z) for all other consents required to effect the Transactions, in an aggregate amount of $100,000 or less (provided that such amount may exceed $100,000 if the aggregate cash consideration payable to holders of Seller Common Shares in the Merger and Seller Partnership Units in the Partnership Merger is reduced by the aggregate amount of such excess, and the Merger Consideration and Partnership Merger Consideration per share or unit, as the case may be, is reduced accordingly); and (iii) use all reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all other action and do, or cause to be done, all other things necessary, proper or appropriate to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, subject in the case of Seller to the exercise by the Seller Board or Special Committee prior to the Outside Date of its duties under applicable law; provided however, that nothing in this Section 5.3 shall require Parent or Buyer to pay or commit to pay any money or other consideration or to incur any liability or other obligation (except
(b) Seller shall give prompt notice to Parent and Buyer, and Parent and Buyer shall give prompt notice to Seller, (i) if any representation or warranty made by it or them contained in this Agreement that is qualified as to Seller Material Adverse Effect, Parent Material Adverse Effect or Buyer Material Adverse Effect, as the case may be, becomes untrue or incorrect in any respect or any such representation or warranty that is not so qualified becomes untrue or incorrect in any material respect or (ii) of the failure by it or them to comply with or satisfy in any material respect any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it under this Agreement; provided, however, that no such notification shall affect the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements of the parties or the conditions to the obligations of the parties under this Agreement.
(c) With respect to securing the Lender Consents, Buyer and Seller shall cooperate with each other and use all reasonable best efforts to secure each of the Lender Consents, including taking the actions set forth in Section 5.3(d) of the Seller's Disclosure Schedule. Each party shall update the other on its progress at the request of the other:
(i) In the event some or all of the Lender Consents are not obtained, to the extent the Original Loan Amounts (as defined in the Financing Commitment), as such Original Loan Amount may be increased pursuant to the terms of the Financing Commitment, exceed $454,600,000 less the amount, if any, by which the proceeds under the Financing Commitment are reduced as a result of any defect or loss referred to in clause (i)(A) of Section 7.1(j) (whether or not a Lender Property Determination (as defined below) shall have occurred) (a "Financing Overage"), the Financing Overage shall be used as a source of funds to prepay as of the Closing Date, in whole or in part, the outstanding amounts under all of the loans for which a Lender Consent is required (any such loan, an "Underlying Loan") which have not been received and any prepayment penalty with respect thereto. To the extent an Underlying Loan and any related prepayment penalty will be paid as of the Closing Date with the proceeds of a Financing Overage, the Lender Consent with respect to such Underlying Loan shall be deemed to have been obtained;
(ii) In the event that at any time after July 15, 1999, Seller reasonably believes that (A) some or all of the Lender Consents will not be obtained or waived or (B) the Financing Overage will be an insufficient source of funds for the prepayment in full of all the Underlying Loans (together with all prepayment penalties) or (C) Buyer will not be able to obtain additional financing to prepay in full all the Underlying Loans (together with all prepayment penalties), Seller may seek to obtain new financing in an amount equal to such excess upon terms materially similar to market terms for similar loans on the date hereof. The proceeds of such financings shall be used solely to prepay as of the Closing Date in whole or in part one or more of the Underlying Loans for which Lender Consents have not been received or waived and any prepayment penalty with respect thereto. To the extent an Underlying Loan and any related prepayment penalty will be paid as of the Closing Date with the proceeds of any such financing, together with any Financing Overage, the -40- 49 Lender Consent with respect to such Underlying Loan shall be deemed to have been obtained. With respect to Underlying Loans that are not prepayable in accordance with their respective terms, all amounts paid or required to be paid pursuant to clause (i) above or this clause (ii) to obtain Lender Consents that exceed the amount of principal and accrued interest on the applicable Underlying Loan are referred to herein as the "Prepayment Amounts" and the parties shall use all reasonable best efforts to minimize the Prepayment Amounts;
(iii) In the event that, following the operation of clauses (i) and (ii) above, all of the Lender Consents have not been obtained or deemed waived, Seller may, at its sole option, agree to have the Common Merger Consideration reduced by the aggregate amount necessary to pay at Closing all remaining amounts under the Underlying Loans in full, and Buyer shall agree to waive the condition that it receive any of the Lender Consents.
(d) Seller, Buyer and Parent shall use all reasonable best efforts to minimize (i) the amounts of so-called Property Improvement Plan costs and termination fees paid or payable by Seller, Seller Partnership or any other Seller Subsidiary or Lessee in cash or other consideration (including by making commitments or incurring any liability or obligation) in connection with obtaining consent of the franchisors (including the Franchise Consents) under each of the Seller Franchise Agreements with respect to any Seller Property (collectively and in the aggregate, "Franchise Fees") and (ii) the amounts paid or required to be paid by Seller, Seller Partnership or any other Seller Subsidiary in cash or other consideration (including by making commitments or incurring any liability or obligation) in connection with obtaining the Ground Lessor Consents (the "Ground Lessor Amounts"), in each case in connection with transactions contemplated hereby and by the Contribution Agreement. If the Franchise Fees are equal to or less than $12,500,000, the aggregate cash consideration payable to the holders of Seller Common Shares in the Merger and Seller Partnership Units in the Partnership Merger shall not be adjusted pursuant to this Section 5.3(d). If the Franchise Fees exceed $12,500,000 but are less than $25,000,000 the aggregate cash consideration payable to holders of Seller Common Shares in the Merger and Seller Partnership Units in the Partnership Merger shall be reduced by one-half of the amount by which the Franchise Fees exceed $12,500,000, and the Merger Consideration and Partnership Merger Consideration per share or unit, as the case may be, shall be reduced accordingly. If the Franchise Fees exceed $25,000,000, at the option of Seller, Seller may or any Seller Subsidiary may pay or commit to pay or Seller may consent to Lessee paying or committing to pay such excess, and the aggregate cash consideration payable to holders of Seller Common Shares in the Merger and Seller Partnership Units in the Partnership Merger shall be reduced by the sum of (x) $6,250,000 as required by the preceding sentence and (y) the amount by which the Franchise Fees exceed $25,000,000, and the Merger Consideration and Partnership Merger Consideration per share or unit, as the case may be, shall be reduced accordingly. The Special Committee (or its representatives) shall be provided reasonable advance notice of all meetings with and copies of all correspondence with any franchisors under each of the Seller Franchise Agreements and be given the opportunity to attend and participate in all such meetings.
(e) For purposes of the last two sentences of Section 5.3(d), no Franchise Fees that are paid or payable by Parent, Buyer or Lessee shall be included in determining the dollar thresholds in such sentences unless Seller shall have been consulted by Parent, Buyer or Lessee, as applicable, prior to the incurrence of such Franchise Fees.
Reasonable Best Efforts (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each of MCK, Echo Holdco and the Company shall use their reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under Applicable Law to consummate the Transactions, including (i) preparing and filing as promptly as practicable with any Governmental Authority or other third party all documentation to effect all necessary filings, notices, petitions, statements, registrations, submissions of information, applications and other documents and (ii) obtaining and maintaining all approvals, consents, registrations, permits, authorizations and other confirmations required to be obtained from any Governmental Authority or other third party that are necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the Transactions.
(b) In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each such Party hereto shall (i) to the extent required by the HSR Act, make an appropriate filing of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act with respect to the Transactions as promptly as practicable and advisable, and in any event within 14 Business Days of the date hereof or any other date mutually agreed upon by the Parties, (ii) use reasonable best efforts to make an appropriate filing pursuant to any foreign antitrust Applicable Law with respect to the Transactions as promptly as practicable and (iii) supply as promptly as practicable any additional information and documentary material that may be requested pursuant to the HSR Act and any information or documentary material that may be requested by any Governmental Authority pursuant to the FTC Act, the Antitrust Civil Process Act or any other antitrust Applicable Law and (iv) use their reasonable best efforts to take all other actions necessary to cause the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods under the HSR Act or any other antitrust Applicable Law, as applicable, as soon as practicable. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing obligations shall apply to each such Party, regardless of whether such Party or any of its Affiliates is required to file a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act with respect to the Transactions.
(c) The Parties understand and agree that the reasonable best efforts of the MCK, Echo Holdco and the Company pursuant to this Section 5.07 shall be deemed to include proposing, negotiating, offering to agree to, agreeing to or effecting such conditions, commitments or restrictions on or related to the conduct of the Company’s business (including amendments to or waivers of provisions of any agreement among any or all of the Parties and the Company that relate to the Company’s business or operations) as are necessary, proper or advisable to cause the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods under the HSR Act or to avoid a suit by a Governmental Authority seeking to enjoin the Transactions pursuant to any Antitrust Law, provided that no Party shall be required to agree to any conditions, commitments or restrictions that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to materially adversely impact the assets, business, expected results of operation or financial condition of the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, neither MCK, nor the Company, nor the Echo Parties or any of their Affiliates shall be required to divest, transfer, sell, or otherwise dispose of or hold separate (or agree to do any of the foregoing), any business, asset or any portion thereof, whether or not to be contributed to the Company.
(d) In connection with the efforts required under this Section 5.07, each such Party shall (i) cooperate in all respects with each other Party in connection with any filing or submission and in connection with any investigation, inquiry or proceeding under any applicable Antitrust Law, (ii) keep each other Party reasonably informed of the status of matters related to the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including furnishing the other Parties with any written notices or other communications received by such Party from, or given by such Party to, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”), the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) or any other U.S. or foreign Governmental Authority and of any communication received or given in connection with any proceeding by a private party under applicable Antitrust Laws, in each case regarding any of the Transactions contemplated hereby; and (iii) permit the other Party to review any communication given by it to, and consult with each other in advance of any meeting or conference with, the FTC, the DOJ or any other Governmental Authority under or in connection with any applicable Antitrust Laws, and to the extent permitted by the FTC, the DOJ or such other applicable Governmental Authority or other Person, give the other party the opportunity to attend and participate in such meetings and conferences in accordance with Antitrust Law.
Reasonable Best Efforts; Further Assurances (a) Under the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (and subject to Section 6.3), each of the Parties agrees to use and to cause its Affiliates to use its reasonable best efforts before and, as may be applicable, after the Closing Date, until the earlier to occur of (i) thirty-six (36) months following the Closing Date and (ii) the completion of a Listing Transaction (as defined in the Purchaser Shareholders Agreement), to take or cause to be taken all action, to do or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other Parties in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws (other than with respect to Antitrust Laws, which are the subject of Section 6.3, and with respect to the Purchaser Parent Shareholder Approval, which is the subject of Section 6.24) to consummate and make effective, as promptly as practicable, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, including: (a) the satisfaction of the conditions precedent to the obligations of any of the Parties, (b) the obtaining of all necessary actions, consents, approvals, waivers and other Approvals of all Governmental Authorities under applicable Law (other than with respect to Antitrust Laws, which are the subject of Section 6.3, and with respect to the Purchaser Parent Shareholder Approval, which is the subject of Section 6.24), (c) without limiting the obligations of the Parties set forth in Section 6.3, the defending of any Action, whether judicial or administrative, challenging this Agreement or the performance of the obligations hereunder, (d) the effecting of all registrations, filings and transfers of Governmental Authorizations (including Environmental Permits) that constitute Purchased Assets, and the effecting of all registrations, filings and transfers of any licenses, permits, certificates or other authorizations or approvals which constitute Excluded Assets to be transferred to Seller Parent or any Retained Subsidiary and (e) the executing, acknowledging and delivering of such documents and instruments and the taking of such other actions as may reasonably be requested by the other Party in furtherance of the matters described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (d); provided that except as otherwise expressly provided by this Agreement or any Ancillary Implementing Agreement, including Section 6.3, none of Seller Parent, Purchaser Parent or any of their respective Affiliates shall be required to expend any money, commence any litigation or offer or grant any accommodation (financial or otherwise) in connection with the foregoing (other than filing and other fees owed to any Governmental Authority in connection with any Filings to be made with or Approvals to be obtained from Governmental Authorities, for which Purchaser shall be responsible and shall reimburse Seller Parent and its Affiliates). Purchaser agrees to provide such reasonable security and assurances as to financial capability, resources and creditworthiness as may be reasonably requested by any Governmental Authority whose Approval is sought in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) Without limiting and in furtherance of the provisions of Section 6.4(a), and in order to facilitate the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements on a timely basis, promptly following the date hereof Seller Parent and Purchaser Parent shall organize a transition team (the “Transition Team”), co-chaired by a representative of Seller Parent and by a representative of Purchaser Parent and including equal representation of Seller Parent and Purchaser Parent, which Transition Team shall, following the Closing, have responsibility for (A) coordinating and directing the efforts of the Parties with respect to (1) the administration and coordination of the Ancillary Agreements following the Closing, (2) subject to the terms of this Agreement, including Section 2.2, Section 6.3 and Section 6.4(a), the process for seeking applicable third party consents, Approvals, and Governmental Authorizations and making required filings or notices in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and (3) coordinating and directing the efforts of the Parties with respect to Shared Contracts in accordance with Section 2.2 as well as the efforts of the Parties with respect to the assets and liabilities contemplated by Section 2.2, (B) coordinating communications, public relations and investor relations strategy and approach of the Parties regarding this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby in accordance with this Agreement, and (C) overseeing other business and operational matters relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby in accordance with this Agreement, in the case of each of clauses (A), (B) and (C), subject to applicable Laws, including Laws regarding the exchange of information and Antitrust Laws, and the other provisions of this Agreement, including those regarding access and cooperation (it being understood that this Section 6.4(b) is intended to facilitate the administration of the matters referred to herein and is not intended to expand the scope of or alter the substantive rights and obligations of the Parties under any other provisions of this Agreement).
(c) Purchaser Parent shall develop, in consultation with Seller Parent, a detailed written transition plan (the “Transition Plan”) which shall set forth integration planning goals, activities and processes with respect to the period from the date hereof through the Closing Date and the transition activities to be implemented after the Closing Date. The Transition Plan shall also include reasonably detailed plans in respect of the matters set forth in Section 6.4(c) of the Purchaser Parent Disclosure Letter. The Parties acknowledge and agree that the Transition Plan shall be prepared for convenience and informational purposes only, shall not be binding on any Party or its respective Affiliates, and the taking of, or failure to take, any action set forth in the Transition Plan shall in no event be a condition to the obligations of either Party to consummate the Sale and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(d) Purchaser Parent shall consult in good faith with Seller Parent prior to the Closing regarding (i) the identity of the initial direct reports to the Chief Executive Officer and to the Chief Financial Officer of Purchaser and (ii) the initial Business Plan (as defined in the Purchaser Shareholders Agreement), including any updates to any draft Business Plan previously provided, to be adopted by Purchaser as of the Closing. If, as part of such consultation, Seller Parent wishes to escalate any matter regarding the foregoing matters, it shall be entitled to convene, on reasonable notice, a meeting between the Chief Executive Officers of Seller Parent and Purchaser Parent to discuss such matters. In the event any disagreements regarding the foregoing matters cannot be resolved by such Chief Executive Officers prior to the Closing, the Chief Executive Officer of Purchaser Parent shall make the final determination with respect thereto.
Further Action; Reasonable Best Efforts (a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, each of the parties hereto and their respective Representatives shall (i) make promptly its respective filings, and thereafter make any other required submissions, with each relevant Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over enforcement of any applicable antitrust or competition Laws with respect to the Transactions, and coordinate and cooperate fully with the other parties in exchanging such information and providing such assistance as the other parties may reasonably request in connection therewith (including (A) obtaining consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) from the other parties promptly before making any substantive communication (whether verbal or written) with any Governmental Authority in connection with such filings or submissions, (B) permitting the other parties to review in advance, and consulting with the other parties on, any proposed filing, submission or communication (whether verbal or written) by such party to any Governmental Authority, and (C) giving the other parties the opportunity to attend and participate at any meeting with any Governmental Authority in respect of any filing, investigation or other inquiry); and (ii) cooperate with the other parties hereto and use its reasonable best efforts, and cause its Subsidiaries to use their respective reasonable best efforts, to take, or cause to be taken, all appropriate action, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws or otherwise to consummate and make effective the Transactions, including using reasonable best efforts to employ such resources as are necessary to (x) obtain and/or maintain all approvals, consents, registrations, permits, authorizations and other confirmations required to be obtained from any third party and (y) obtain the Requisite Regulatory Approvals and taking any and all steps necessary to avoid or eliminate each and every impediment under any antitrust or competition Law that may be asserted by any Governmental Authority so as to enable the parties hereto to expeditiously consummate the Transactions, including committing to and effecting, by consent decree, hold separate orders, or otherwise, the restructuring, reorganization, sale, divestiture or disposition of such of its assets, properties or businesses; provided, that no party hereto shall be required to take any such action if such action would result in or may be reasonably likely to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Each party hereto shall, upon request by any other party, furnish such other party with all information concerning itself, its Subsidiaries, directors, officers and shareholders and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3, or any other statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries to any Third Party and/or any Governmental Authority in connection with the Transactions.
Reasonable Efforts/Cooperation Each of the Parties hereto will use its commercially reasonable efforts to promptly take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws and regulations to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including adopting plans or plan amendments. Each of the Parties hereto shall cooperate fully on any issue relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement for which the other Party seeks a determination letter or private letter ruling from the IRS, an advisory opinion from the DOL or any other filing, consent or approval with respect to or by a Governmental Authority.
Additional Agreements; Reasonable Efforts Subject to the terms and conditions herein provided, each of the parties hereto agrees to use all reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all action, and to do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and regulations to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, (i) cooperating in the preparation and filing of the 8-K, any filings that may be required under the HSR Act, and any amendments to any thereof; (ii) obtaining consents of all third parties and Governmental Entities necessary, proper or advisable for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) contesting any legal proceeding relating to the Merger and (iv) the execution of any additional instruments necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, KFI and CALIPSO agree to use all reasonable efforts to cause the Effective Time to occur as soon as practicable after the stockholder votes with respect to the Merger. In case at any time after the Effective Time any further action is necessary to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, the proper officers and directors of each party hereto shall take all such necessary action.
Best Efforts The parties shall use their best efforts to satisfy timely each of the conditions described in Section 6 and 7 of this Agreement.
Best Efforts/Full-time Executive will expend Executive’s best efforts on behalf of Company, and will abide by all policies and decisions made by Company, as well as all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations or ordinances. Executive will act in the best interest of Company at all times. Executive shall devote Executive’s full business time and efforts to the performance of Executive’s assigned duties for Company, provided that Executive may continue to serve on the boards of directors of other companies so long as such service is in accordance with the Company’s policies governing such activities.
Best Efforts; Further Assurances (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each of the Acquiring Companies and Seller will use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary or desirable under applicable laws and regulations to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Seller and the Acquiring Companies each agree to execute and deliver such other documents, certificates, agreements and other writings and to take such other commercially reasonable actions as may be necessary or desirable in order to consummate or implement expeditiously the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to vest in Buyer good and marketable title to the Purchased Assets and to prevent Buyer from having any obligation or responsibility with respect to the liabilities of Seller other than Assumed Liabilities.
(b) Seller hereby constitutes and appoints, effective as of the Closing Date, Buyer and its successors and assigns as the true and lawful attorney of such Seller with full power of substitution in the name of Buyer or in the name of such Seller, but for the benefit of Buyer (i) to collect for the account of Buyer any items of Purchased Assets and (ii) to institute and prosecute all proceedings which Buyer may in its sole discretion deem proper in order to assert or enforce any right, title or interest in, to or under the Purchased Assets, and to defend or compromise any and all actions, suits or proceedings in respect of the Purchased Assets; provided that Buyer will be responsible for any new liabilities of Seller that result from such actions and Buyer will indemnify and hold harmless Seller from any such liabilities and from any other Losses arising out of or related to actions of Buyer under this paragraph. Buyer shall be entitled to retain for its own account any amounts collected pursuant to the foregoing powers, including any amounts payable as interest in respect thereof.
Notification and Consultation 1. A Party shall promptly notify the other Party in writing upon: (a) initiating a bilateral safeguard proceeding under this Section; (b) applying a provisional bilateral safeguard measure; and (c) taking a final decision to apply or extend a bilateral safeguard measure.
2. A Party shall provide to the other Party a copy of the public version of the report of its competent investigating authority in accordance with Article 8.4.1.
3. Upon request of a Party whose good is subject to a bilateral safeguard proceeding under this Section, the Party conducting that proceeding shall enter into consultations with the requesting Party to review a notification under paragraph 1 or any public notice or report that the competent investigating authority has issued in connection with the proceeding.
4. All notifications during any bilateral safeguard investigation shall be exchanged in English.
