# 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 4: Organisational meeting

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

1. Unless the Parties agree otherwise, they shall meet the arbitration panel within 10 days of its establishment in order to determine such matters as the Parties or the arbitration panel deem appropriate, including:
(a) the remuneration and expenses to be paid to the arbitrators, in accordance with World Trade Organization (WTO) standards;
(b) the remuneration to be paid to assistant(s), the total amount of which shall not exceed 50 % of the remuneration paid to the arbitrator(s); or
(c) the timetable of the proceedings.
2. Arbitrators and representatives of the Parties may take part in the meeting referred to in paragraph 1 via telephone or video conference.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2019/117/annex/I/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-117/annex-I/article-4
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