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Article 11 Settlement of disputes

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1.

Any disputes which may arise between the Parties relating to the interpretation or application of this Agreement shall be submitted for direct negotiations within the Secretariat.

2.

If it is not possible to settle the dispute in accordance with paragraph 1, either of the two Parties may notify the other of the appointment of an arbitrator. The other Party shall then appoint its own arbitrator within a period of two months. The arbitrators shall then appoint a third arbitrator within one month.

3.

The arbitrators' decisions shall be taken by majority vote.

4.

The award of the Arbitration Tribunal shall be final and binding on the Parties.

5.

Each Party to the dispute shall take the appropriate steps required to implement the arbitrators' decisions.

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Footnotes

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The EU Council Resolutions of 22 June 1998 (OJ C 224, 17.7.1998, p. 1), 2 December 1999 (OJ C 375, 24.12.1999, p. 1), 16 November 2000, (OJ C 371, 23.12. 2000, p. 2).

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The ESA resolutions of: 23 June 1998: ESA/C/CXXXVI/Res.1 (Final), 11 May 1999: ESA/C-M/CXLI/Res. 1 (Final); ESA/C(2000)67; ESA/C-M/CXLVIII/Res. 1 (Final), 16 November 2000, referring to the European Strategy for Space; ESA/C-M/CLIV/Res. 1 (Final), 15 November 2001; ESA/C-M/CLXV/Res.3 (Final), 27 May 2003.