V sporih, ki vključujejo pravila in postopke iz več kot enega zajetega sporazuma, če je navzkrižje med posebnimi ali dodatnimi pravili in postopki sporazumov, ki so v preverjanju in kadar se stranke v sporu ne morejo sporazumeti o pravilih in postopkih v 20 dneh od ustanovitve ugotovitvenega sveta, predsedujoči Organa za reševanje sporov iz odstavka 1 člena 2 (v nadaljnjem besedilu DSB) ob posvetovanju s strankami v sporu v 10 dneh po zahtevi katere koli članice določi pravila in postopke, ki jih je treba upoštevati.
In disputes involving rules and procedures under more than one covered agreement, if there is a conflict between special or additional rules and procedures of such agreements under review, and where the parties to the dispute cannot agree on rules and procedures within 20 days of the establishment of the panel, the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body provided for in paragraph 1 of Article 2 (referred to in this Understanding as the 'DSB'), in consultation with the parties to the dispute, shall determine the rules and procedures to be followed within 10 days after a request by either Member.