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of the Member taking such action, or, in the case envisaged in paragraph 1 (b) of this Article to the trade of the Member requesting such action, of such substantially equivalent obligations or concessions under this Chapter the suspension of which the Organization does not disapprove. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph, where action is taken under paragraph 2 of this Article without prior consultation and causes or threatens serious injury in the territory of a Member to the domestic producers of products affected by the action, that Member shall, where delay would cause damage difficult to repair, be free to suspend, upon the taking of the action and throughout the period of consultation, such obligations or concessionsas may be necessary to prevent or remedy the injury. 4. Nothing in this Article shall be construed (a) to require any Member in connection with the withdrawal or modification by such Member of any concession negotiated under Article 17, to consult with or obtain the agreement of Members other than those Members which are parties to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, or (b) to authorize any such other Members, not parties to that Agreement, to withdraw from or suspend obligations under this Charter by reason of the withdrawal or modification of such concession. Article 41 Consultation Each Member shall accord sympathetic consideration to, and shall afford adequate opportunity for consultation regarding, such representations as may be made by any other Member with respect to the operation of customs regulations and formalities, anti-dumping and countervailing duties, quantitative and exchange regulations, subsidies, state-trading operations, sanitary laws and regulations for the protection of human, animal or plant life or health, and generally all matters affecting the operation of this Chapter. Article 42 Territorial Application of Chapter IV —Frontier Traffic —Customs Unions 1. The rights and obligations arising under this Chapter shall be deemed to be in force between each and every territory which is a separate customs territory and in respect of which this Charter has been accepted by a Member in accordance with Article 99. 2 The provisions of this Chapter shall not be construed to prevent: (ia) Advantages accorded by any member to adjacent countries in order to facilitate frontier traffic; or