7. (b) treat any confidential or proprietary information exchanged in the course of consultations on the same basis as the State Party providing the information; and (c) seek to avoid any resolution that adversely affects the interests of any other State Party under this Protocol. If the consulting State Parties fail to resolve a matter pursuant to this Article within: (a) 60 days after the date of receipt of the request for consultations; or (b) such other period as they may agree, any such State Party may request in writing the establishment of a panel. The requesting State Party shall notify the other State Parties and the CMT of the request through the Registrar of the Tribunal. 8. In cases of urgency, State Parties shall enter into consultations within a period of no more than 10 days after the date of receipt of the request. If the consultations have failed to settle the dispute within a period of 20 days after the date of receipt of the request, the requesting State Party may request the establishment of a panel. ARTICLE 5 Good Offices, Conciliation and Mediation 1. Good offices, conciliation and mediation are procedures that are undertaken voluntarily if the disputing State Parties so agree. 2. Procedures involving good offices, conciliation and mediation shall be confidential, and may be requested at any time by a disputing State Party. These procedures may begin at any time and be terminated at anytime. · 3. The Chairperson of the CMT, or any other Member of the CMT designated by the Chairperson who is not a national of a disputing State Party, may offer good offices, conciliation or mediation with a view to assisting the disputing State Parties. ARTICLE 6 Establishment of Panel 1. The Registrar of the Tribunal shall establish a panel within 20 days from the date of receipt of a request made pursuant to paragraph 4, 7 or 8 of Article 4. 2. The request for the establishment of a panel shall be made in writing to the Registrar of the Tribunal and shall indicate whether consultations were held, indicate the specific measures at issue and provide a brief 24