# 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 5: Terms of reference

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

1. Unless the Parties agree otherwise, within seven days of the date of establishment of the arbitration panel, the terms of reference of the arbitration panel shall be:
(a) to examine, in the light of the relevant provisions of the Agreement cited by the Parties, the matter referred to in the request for the establishment of the arbitration panel;
(b) to make findings on the conformity of the measure at issue with the provisions covered under Article 76 of the Agreement; and
(c) to deliver a report in accordance with Articles 81 and 82 of the Agreement.
2. If the Parties agree on other terms of reference, they shall notify the agreed terms of reference to the arbitration panel within the time period set out in paragraph 1.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2019/117/annex/I/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-117/annex-I/article-5
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