Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements
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ANNEX VI<br />
ARBITRATION<br />
ARTICLE 1<br />
Unless <strong>the</strong> agreement referred to in Article 20 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
provides o<strong>the</strong>rwise, <strong>the</strong> arbitrati<strong>on</strong> procedure shall be c<strong>on</strong>ducted in<br />
accordance with Articles 2 to 10 below.<br />
ARTICLE 2<br />
The claimant Party shall notify <strong>the</strong> Secretariat that <strong>the</strong> Parties have<br />
agreed to submit <strong>the</strong> dispute to arbitrati<strong>on</strong> pursuant to paragraph 2 or<br />
paragraph 3 <strong>of</strong> Article 20 and include, in particular, <strong>the</strong> Articles <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>the</strong> interpretati<strong>on</strong> or applicati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> which are at issue. The<br />
Secretariat shall forward <strong>the</strong> informati<strong>on</strong> thus received to all Parties to <strong>the</strong><br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g>.<br />
ARTICLE 3<br />
The arbitral tribunal shall c<strong>on</strong>sist <strong>of</strong> three members. Each <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
Parties to <strong>the</strong> dispute shall appoint an arbitrator, and <strong>the</strong> two arbitrators<br />
so appointed shall designate by comm<strong>on</strong> agreement <strong>the</strong> third arbitrator,<br />
who shall be <strong>the</strong> chairman <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> tribunal. The latter shall not be a nati<strong>on</strong>al<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>on</strong>e <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Parties to <strong>the</strong> dispute, nor have his usual place <strong>of</strong> residence<br />
in <strong>the</strong> territory <strong>of</strong> <strong>on</strong>e <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se Parties, nor be employed by any <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m,<br />
nor have dealt with <strong>the</strong> case in any o<strong>the</strong>r capacity.<br />
ARTICLE 4<br />
1. If <strong>the</strong> chairman <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> arbitral tribunal has not been designated within<br />
two m<strong>on</strong>ths <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> appointment <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> sec<strong>on</strong>d arbitrator, <strong>the</strong> Secretary-<br />
General <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> United Nati<strong>on</strong>s shall, at <strong>the</strong> request <strong>of</strong> ei<strong>the</strong>r Party,<br />
designate him within a fur<strong>the</strong>r two m<strong>on</strong>ths period.<br />
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