When the Commission or the Competition Authority of South Africa decides to conduct an investigation or intends to take any action that may have important implications for the interests of the other Party, the Parties must consult, at the request of either Party and both shall endeavour to find a mutually acceptable solution in the light of their respective important interests, giving due regard to each other's laws, sovereignty, the independence of the respective competition authorities and to considerations of comity.
Če Komisija ali organ Južne Afrike, pristojen za konkurenco, sklene, da bo opravil preiskavo ali namerava sprejeti ukrep, ki bi lahko imel večje posledice interesom druge pogodbenice, se morata pogodbenici posvetovati, na zahtevo ene ali druge pogodbenice, obe pogodbenici pa se trudita poiskati obojestransko sprejemljivo rešitev glede na svoje pomembne interese, ob upoštevanju zakonov, suverenosti, neodvisnosti organov, pristojnih za konkurenco in prijateljskih odnosov obeh pogodbenic.