3. A panel shall transmit to the CMT, through the Registrar of the Tribunal, its final report. 4. Unless the CMT decides by consensus not to adopt the report, or a disputing State Party notifies the CMT of its decision to appeal, the final report of the panel shall be adopted by the CMT within 15 days after it is transmitted to the CMT and shall promptly be made public thereafter by the Registrar of the Tribunal. If a disputing State Party has notified the CMT of its decision to appeal, the report of the panel shall not be considered for adoption by the CMT until after completion of the appeal. ARTICLE 17 Appellate Review of Panel Report 1. Only disputing State Parties may appeal a panel report. Third parties which have notified the CMT of a substantial interest in the matter pursuant to Article 13 may make written submissions to, and be given an opportunity to be heard, by the Tribunal. 2. Subject to Paragraph 4, the length of the appeal shall not exceed 90 days. 3. An appeal shall be limited to issues of law covered in the Panel Report and legal interpretations developed by the panel. 4. Working procedures for appellate review provided for under this Article shall be drawn up by the Tribunal in consultation with the Executive Secretary of SADC and shall not be less restrictive than the Working Procedures of the Appellate Body under the WTO "Understanding on the Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes". ARTICLE 18 Panel Recommendations Where a panel concludes that a measure is not consistent with this Protocol, it shall recommend that the State Party complained against brings the measure into conformity with this Protocol. In addition, the panel may suggest ways in which the State Party complained against may implement the recommendations. ARTICLE 19 Implementation of PanelRecommendations 1. The State Party complained against shall inform the Registrar of the tribunal of its intentions in respect of implementation of the recommendations of the panel. If it is impracticable to comply immediately with the recommendations, the State Party complained against shall have a reasonable period of time in which to do so. The reasonable period of time shall be the period of time proposed by the State Party complained against or a period mutually agreed by the 29