Table of Contents
Chapter
Rule
Page
III
General Procedural Provisions
19 Procedural Orders
102
21
220
20 Preliminary Procedural Consultation
102
Procedural Languages
102
IV
Conciliation Procedures
22 Functions of the Commission
103
23 Cooperation of the Parties..
104
24 Transmission of the Request
104
25 Written Statements
104
26 Supporting Documentation
104
27 Hearings
105
28 Witnesses and Experts
105
V
Termination of the Proceeding
29 Objections to Jurisdiction
105
30
Closure of the Proceeding
106
31 Preparation of the Report
106
32 The Report
106
33 Communication of the Report
107
VI
General Provisions
34 Final Provisions
107
CONCILIATION RULES
Chapter I
Establishment of the Commission
Rule 1
General Obligations
(1) Upon notification of the registration of the request for concili- ation, the parties shall, with all possible dispatch, proceed to constitute a Commission, with due regard to Section 2 of Chapter III of the Convention.
(2) Unless such information is provided in the request, the parties shall communicate to the Secretary-General as soon as possible any provisions agreed by them regarding the number of conciliators and the method of their appointment.
Rule 2
Method of Constituting the Commission in the Absence of Previous Agreement
(1) If the parties, at the time of the registration of the request for conciliation, have not agreed upon the number of conciliators and the method of their appointment, they shall, unless they agree otherwise, follow the following procedure:
(a) the requesting party shall, within 10 days after the regis- tration of the request, propose to the other party the appointment of a sole conciliator or of a specified uneven number of conciliators and specify the method proposed for their appointment;
(b) within 20 days after receipt of the proposals made by the
requesting party, the other party shall:
(i) accept such proposals; or
(ii) make other proposals regarding the number of con-
ciliators and the method of their appointment;
(c) within 20 days after receipt of the reply containing any such other proposals, the requesting party shall notify the other party whether it accepts or rejects such proposals. (2) The communications provided for in paragraph (1) shall be made or promptly confirmed in writing and shall either be transmitted through the Secretary-General or directly between the parties with a copy to the Secretary-General. The parties shall promptly notify the Secretary-General of the contents of any agreement reached.
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