Common use of ADMINISTRATION OF DISPUTE SETTLEMENT PROCEEDINGS Clause in Contracts

ADMINISTRATION OF DISPUTE SETTLEMENT PROCEEDINGS. 22-11 1. Each Party shall: (a) designate an office that shall provide administrative assistance to the panels established under this Chapter and perform such other functions as the Joint Committee may direct; (b) notify the Joint Committee of the location of its designated office; and (c) be responsible for: (i) the operation and costs of its designated office; and (ii) the remuneration and payment of expenses of panelists and experts, as set out in Annex 22-A. Section B: Domestic Proceedings and Private Commercial Dispute Settlement ARTICLE 22.17: REFERRAL OF MATTERS FROM JUDICIAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS 1. If an issue of interpretation or application of this Agreement arises in any domestic judicial or administrative proceeding of a Party that any Party considers would merit its intervention, or if a court or administrative body solicits the views of a Party, that Party shall notify the other Parties. The Joint Committee shall endeavor to agree on an appropriate response as expeditiously as possible. 2. The Party in whose territory the court or administrative body is located shall submit any agreed interpretation of the Joint Committee to the court or administrative body in accordance with the rules of that forum. 3. If the Joint Committee is unable to agree, any Party may submit its own views to the court or administrative body in accordance with the rules of that forum.