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Article 66 : Settlement of Disputes The Council shall endeavour to settle disputes. Failing settlement, they shall be referred to the Organization, which shall apply the procedure prescribed in Chapter VIII. Section D —Miscellaneous Provisions Article 67 : Relations with Inter-governmental Organizations Appropriate co-operation is expected between inter-governmental agencies. Those deemed competent, such as the Food and Agriculture Organization, are entitled to attend any study group or commodity conference, to ask that a study of a primary commodity be made, to submit a study to the Organization, and to recommend a further study or that a conference be convened. Article 68: Obligation of Members regarding Existing and Proposed Commodity Agreements Members are to inform the Organization of the inter-governmental commodity agreements in which they are participating at the time they become Members, together with all relevant information. If found inconsistent with provisions of the Chapter, the Organization shall inform the Members concerned, in order to secure prompt adjustment, to bring any agreement into line. Similar action is to be taken in respect of any agreements under negotiation at the time of assuming membership. Article 69: Territorial Application For the purpose of Chapter VI, " Member" or "non-Member" means the Member or non-Member with its dependent territories. Representation at commodity conferences or study groups might be joint representation or, if the group of territories embraces both producing and consuming areas, separate representation is permitted. Article 70 : Exceptions to Chapter VI The provisions of Chapter VI shall not apply to — (a) Bilateral inter-governmental purchase and sale agreements falling under State-trading provisions. (b) Any inter-governmental commodity agreement involving only one exporting and one importing country and not covered by subparagraph (a). Such an agreement is, however, subject to complaint and consequent investigation by the Organization, which may decide that the agreement shall be subject to the provisions of this Chapter.