# Council Decision (EU) 2019/117 of 21 January 2019 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Council established under the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the SADC EPA States, of the other part, as regards the adoption of the Rules of Procedure for dispute avoidance and settlement and the Code of Conduct for arbitrators and mediators, Article 12: Ex parte contacts

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. The arbitration panel shall not meet or communicate with a Party in the absence of the other Party.
2. An arbitrator shall not discuss any aspect of the subject matter of the proceedings with one or both of the Parties in the absence of the other arbitrators.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2019/117/annex/I/article/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-117/annex-I/article-12
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