Division 1 In these Rules of Procedure:

‘administrative staff’, in respect of an arbitrator, means persons under the direction and control of the arbitrator, other than assistants;

‘adviser’ means a person retained by a Party to advise or assist that Party for the purposes of the panel procedure, other than representatives of that Party;

‘Agreement’ means the Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership;

‘arbitrator’ means a member of a panel;

‘assistant’ means a person who, under the terms of appointment of an arbitrator, conducts research or provides assistance to that arbitrator;

‘Code of Conduct’ means the Code of Conduct for Arbitrators referred to in Article 21.30 of the Agreement;

‘complaining Party’ means the Party that requests the establishment of a panel pursuant to Article 21.7 of the Agreement;

‘days’ means calendar days;

‘panel’ means a panel established pursuant to Article 21.7 of the Agreement;

‘Party complained against’ means the Party against which a dispute has been brought before a panel pursuant to Article 21.7 of the Agreement;

‘proceedings’ means the proceedings of the panel; and

‘representative’ with respect to a Party means an official or any other person of a government department or agency or any other public entity of a Party and other personnel, that the Party nominates as its representative for the purpose of the panel proceedings.