WTO Dispute Settlement. 1. Disputes regarding any matter arising under both this Agreement, and the WTO Agreement or any agreement negotiated according to it, or any successor agreement, may be settled in either forum at the discretion of the complaining Party. 2. Once dispute settlement procedures have been initiated under Article XIII.07 or dispute settlement proceedings have been initiated under the WTO Agreement, the forum selected shall be used to the exclusion of the other. 3. For the purposes of this Article, dispute settlement proceedings under the WTO Agreement are deemed to be initiated when a Party requests the establishment of a panel, such as under Article 6 (Establishment of Panels) of the Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU).
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Samples: Cooperation Agreement, Cooperation Agreement, Free Trade Agreement
