The Contracting States may release to the arbitration board, established under the provisions of paragraph 5 of Article 25, such information as is necessary for carrying out the arbitration procedure.

The decision of the arbitration board in a particular case shall be binding on both Contracting States and the taxpayer or taxpayers involved with respect to that case.

The members of the arbitration board shall be subject to the limitations on disclosure described in paragraph 1 of this Article with respect to any information so released.

The trade unions and the employers shall strive for the formation of arbitration boards and for arbitration settlement of individual disputes in accordance with the Employment Act.

One arbitrator who shall also be the president of the board of arbitration shall be appointed by the Government.

If any difficulty or doubt arising as to the interpretation or application of the Convention cannot be resolved by the competent authorities of the Contracting States in a mutual agreement procedure pursuant to the previous paragraphs of this Article within a period of two years after the question was raised, the case may, at the request of either Contracting State, be resolved through an arbitration board created by the competent authorities and supplemented by independent persons, but only after fully exhausting the procedures available under paragraphs 1 to 4 of this Article and provided the taxpayer or taxpayers involved agree in writing to be bound by the decision of the arbitration board.

The partners agree that within the framework of the funds for the operation of the Economic and Social Council, the funds shall be provided for the work of the Presidents of the arbitration boards for settlement of collective labour disputes.

Any dispute concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention which is not settled by negotiation or by the good offices of the Board may, upon mutual agreement between the parties to the dispute, be submitted to conciliation under the Permanent Court of Arbitration Optional Conciliation Rules.

The arbitration board shall elect its own Chairman.

All decisions of the arbitration board shall be taken by a majority vote.

The deliberations of the arbitration board shall be and shall remain secret.

The arbitration board may at any stage of the proceedings suggest to the parties a conciliation arrangement.

The Chairman of the arbitration board shall satisfy himself that the settlement is carried out by the parties.

The arbitration board shall consist of three members appointed by the Council acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission.

The arbitration board may decide that the award shall be read in open court, the parties being present or having been duly summoned.

The special agreement on arbitration shall specify the subjects in dispute, list the questions on which the arbitrators will have to adjudicate, and state the basis used by the parties in deciding the composition of the arbitration board.

As soon as a dispute is brought before the Committee, the Chairman of the Committee shall act as Chairman of the arbitration board or shall appoint one of the Vice-Chairmen as Chairman of that board.

Any dispute between the institution and a member of the local staff serving in a third country shall be submitted to an arbitration board on the conditions defined in the arbitration clause contained in the local staff member's contract.";

If the parties fail to carry out their obligations within the time limits provided for in the conciliation report, the arbitration board shall make its award.

The Chairman and each of the Vice-Chairmen of the Committee may assume the chairmanship of more than one board at the same time and each of the other members may sit on more than one arbitration board at the same time.

The arbitration board referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 10 may, by agreement with the parties, decide exceptionally to sit in any other place within the Community.

If the parties have not agreed on expenses in a special agreement as referred to in Article 10 (1), the arbitration board shall decide on such expenses ex aequo et bono.

The arbitration board may, however, at the request of one party and having heard the other party, authorise partial or full use of another official language as procedural language.

The time limit provided for in the preceding subparagraph may, on a reasoned request from one of the parties, be extended for a like period by the Chairman of the arbitration board.

If the parties accept the conciliation arrangement, a report giving the terms thereof shall be drawn up and signed by the Chairman of the arbitration board, the Registrar and the parties.

The Chairman of the arbitration board shall then set each party a time limit not exceeding one month within which to name in writing the members of the Committee whom they have chosen as arbitrators.

In accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community and with general principles common to the laws of the Member States, the arbitration board shall decide ex aequo et bono.

If the Council has not appointed the members of the arbitration board within one month of being called upon to do so, they shall be appointed by the Court of Justice within a further period of one month.

Where one of the parties fails to choose an arbitrator in due time, the appointment of such arbitrator shall be made by the President of the Court, at the request of the Chairman of the arbitration board.

If one party does not or both parties do not accept the arrangement and the arbitration board considers it useless to try to obtain the agreement of the parties to different terms, the case shall proceed to adjudication.

Where there is any dispute as to recoverable expenses, the arbitration board to which the case was assigned shall adjudicate by means of an order, at the request of the party concerned, after having heard the comments of the other party.

In that event the arbitration board shall, at the conclusion of its inquiry, inform the parties either orally or in writing of the terms of the draft arrangement which it could recommend for acceptance by the parties, requesting them to decide thereon within a set period.

Until an award has been made, however, the arbitration board shall be empowered to reopen the hearing where fresh evidence which may have a decisive influence on its opinion comes to light, or where, after a more thorough examination, it wishes to have certain points clarified.

Within one month of the last mentioned vote any Member State which voted with the minority or, if the required majority was not obtained, any Member State shall be entitled to call upon the Council to appoint an arbitration board whose decision shall be binding upon all Member States and upon the institutions of the Community.

whereas the Committee should sit in the form of arbitration boards consisting of a limited number of arbitrators;

By way of derogation from Article 10, the parties may specify by special agreement that their dispute shall be submitted for decision either to one sole arbitrator chosen ad personam (the Chairman of the Committee, a Vice-Chairman or another member) or to an arbitration board consisting, in addition to its Chairman, of four members, each of the parties nominating two members.

The Committee shall sit in the form of arbitration boards consisting of three arbitrators, namely the Chairman or one of the Vice-Chairmen and two members of this Committee.

Notwithstanding their duty to act in place of the Chairman of the Committee in the event of his absence or his inability to attend, the Vice-Chairmen shall preside over the arbitration boards as appointed by the Chairman of the Committee.

The hearing shall be conducted by the Chairman of the arbitration board.

Where the arbitration board considers it advisable, it may make an inspection;

The Chairman of the arbitration board shall fix the date and time for the first hearing.

The arbitration board may also, where it considers this advisable, call for a further hearing.

The arbitration board shall decide how the proceedings shall be conducted and the duration thereof.

It may be conducted in public only if so decided by the arbitration board with the consent of the parties.

The arbitration board shall decide whether there should be an exchange of written statements before oral hearings.

Minutes of each hearing shall be made and shall be signed by the Chairman of the arbitration board and by the Registrar.

Any dispute between the institution and a member of the local staff serving in a third country shall be submitted to an arbitration board under the conditions defined in the arbitration clause contained in the servant's contract.`

Any dispute between the institution and a member of the local staff serving in a third country shall be submitted to an arbitration board on the conditions defined in the arbitration clause contained in the local staff member's contract.";

Whereas the Management Committee for Oils and Fats has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its arbitration board shall elect its own Chairman,