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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-1954/annex-II/article-4",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2019/1954",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU) 2019/1954 of 18 November 2019 establishing the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, in the EPA Committee set up by the Interim Agreement with a view to an Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Central Africa Party, of the other part, in connection with the adoption of the rules of procedure for mediation, the rules of procedure for arbitration and the code of conduct for arbitrators",
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  "path": "annex/II/article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Appointment of arbitrators",
  "text": "1. If, pursuant to Article 71 of the Agreement, an arbitrator is selected by drawing lots, the Chairperson of the EPA Committee or his or her representative shall promptly inform the Parties of the date, time and venue of the drawing by lot.\n2. The Parties shall be present when the lots are drawn.\n3. The Chairperson of the EPA Committee or the Chairperson's representative shall, in writing, inform each individual selected of his or her appointment as arbitrator. Each individual shall confirm his or her availability to both Parties within five days from the date on which he or she was informed of his or her appointment.\n4. If the list of arbitrators referred to in Article 85 of the Agreement has not been drawn up or does not have sufficient names when a request is submitted under Article 71(2) of the Agreement, the Chairperson of the EPA Committee shall select arbitrators by drawing lots from the names of individuals officially put forward by one or both of the Parties, and who meet the conditions laid down in Article 85(2) of the Agreement.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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