Common use of Appeal Tribunal Clause in Contracts

Appeal Tribunal. 1. A permanent Appeal Tribunal is hereby established to hear appeals from awards issued by the Tribunal. 2. The Appeal Tribunal shall be composed of six Members, of whom two shall be nationals of a Member State of the Union, two shall be nationals of Viet Nam and two shall be nationals of third countries. 3. Pursuant to subparagraph 5(a) of Article 4.1 (Committee), the Committee shall, upon entry into force of this Agreement, appoint the six Members of the Appeal Tribunal.1 4. The Committee may decide to increase or decrease the number of the Members of the Appeal Tribunal by multiples of three. Additional appointments shall be made on the same basis as provided for in paragraphs 2 and 3. 5. The Appeal Tribunal Members shall be appointed for a four-year term, renewable once. However, the terms of three of the six persons appointed immediately after the entry into force of this Agreement, to be determined by lot, shall extend to six years. Vacancies shall be filled as they arise. A person appointed to replace a person whose term of office has not expired shall hold office for the remainder of the predecessor's term.