Table of contents
PREAMBLE
TITLE
I - ORGANIZATION OF THE CHAMBER
Chapter
1 - The Chamber
Rule
1 - Independence of the Chamber
Rule 2 - Plenary Chamber and Panels
Chapter
2 - Members of the Chamber
Rule
3 - Irremovability of members and solemn declaration
Rule 4 - Order of precedence
Rule 5 - Resignation of a member
Chapter
3 - Presidency of the Chamber
Rule
6 - Duties of the President of the Chamber
Rule 7 - Presidency of the Panels
Rule 8 - Election of the Vice-Presidents of the Chamber and
of the Panels
Rule 9 - Duties of the Vice-Presidents of the Chamber and
of the Panels
Rule 10 - Substitution for the President and the Vice-President
Rule 11 - (eliminated)
Rule 12 - Withdrawal of the President or the Vice-President
Chapter
4 - Secretariat of the Chamber
Rule
13 - Appointment of the Executive Officer, the Registrar and
other staff
Rule 14 - Duties of the Registrar
Rule 15 - The register of applications
TITLE
II - THE FUNCTIONING OF THE CHAMBER
Chapter
1 - General Rules
Rule
16 - The seat of the Chamber
Rule 17 - Sessions of the Chamber
Rule 18 - Confidentiality of deliberations
Rule 19 - Voting
Rule 20 - Records of deliberations and hearings
Rule 21 - Safeguards for the impartiality of the members
Rule 22 - Withdrawal of members
Rule 23 - Quorum after withdrawal of members
Chapter
2 - The Plenary Chamber
Rule
24 - Applications determined by the Plenary Chamber
Rule 25 - Quorum of the Plenary Chamber
Chapter
3 - The Panels
Rule
26 - Constitution of the Panels
Rule 27 - Succession of Panel members
Rule 28 - Quorum and meetings of the Panels
Rule 29 - Referral of applications to the Plenary Chamber
and the Panels
TITLE
III - PROCEDURE
Chapter
1 - General Rules
Rule
30 - Official languages
Rule 31 - Representation of Parties to the Agreement
Rule 32 - Presentation of applications by applicants; representation
of applicants
Rule 32 bis - (eliminated)
Rule 32 ter - Amici curiae
Rule 33 - Action by the Chamber in specific cases
Rule 34 - Joinder of applications
Rule 35 - Priority of particular applications
Rule 36 - Provisional measures
Chapter
2 - Hearings
Rule
37 - Public nature and organisation of hearings
Rule 38 - Failure by a party to appear
Rule 39 - Summoning of individual applicants, experts and
witnesses
Rule 40 - Solemn declaration of witnesses and experts
Rule 41 - Conduct of hearings
Rule 42 - Records of hearings
Rule 43 - Costs
Chapter
3 - Friendly Settlement
Rule 44 - Friendly settlement
Chapter
4 - Submission and Content of Applications
Rule
45 - Form of applications
Rule 46 - Content of applications
Chapter
5 - Proceedings on the Admissibility of an Application
Rule
47 - Inter-Party applications
Rule 47 bis - (eliminated)
Rule 48 - Information to respondent Party in urgent cases
Rule 49 - First consideration and written proceedings
Rule 50 - Further written proceedings or hearings in particular
cases
Rule 51 - Time-limits
Rule 52 - Decisions on admissibility, on suspension, to
reject or to strike out an application
Chapter
6 - Procedure after the Admission of an Application
Rule
53 - Consideration of the merits
Rule 54 - Provisional opinions
Rule 55 - (eliminated)
Rule 55 bis - Decisions on admissibility and merits
Chapter
7 - Decision on the Merits
Rule
56 - Failure by a party to appear or to present its case
Rule 57 - Form of the decision on the merits
Rule 58 - Content of the decision on the merits
Rule 59 - Separate decision on the remedies
Rule 60 - Delivery of the decision
Rule 61 - Separate opinions and statements of dissent
Chapter
8 - Publication of Decisions
Rule
62 - Publication of decisions
Chapter
9 - Review Proceedings
Rule
63 - Request for review
Rule 63 bis - Notification of receipt of request for review
Rule 64 - Procedure for deciding a request for review
Rule 65 - Procedure after acceptance of a request for review
Rule 66 - Finality and binding nature of decisions
Rule 66 bis - Rectification of errors in decisions
TITLE
IV - RELATIONS OF THE CHAMBER
WITH THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSPERSON
Rule 67 - (eliminated)
Rule 68 - Procedural position of the Ombudsperson
FINAL
TITLE
Rule
69 - Amendment and suspension of these Rules
Rule 70 - Notification of these Rules
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