Establishment of Arbitration Panel. 1. If the matter has not been resolved within the Joint Committee pursuant to Article 8.3, it may be referred to arbitration by one or more of the Parties involved by means of a written request addressed to the Party complained against. A copy of this request shall also be communicated to all other Parties so that each Party may determine whether to participate in the dispute. 2. Where more than one Party requests the establishment of an arbitration panel relating to the same matter or the request involves more than one defending Party a single arbitration panel shall be established to examine these requests whenever feasible. 3. The complaining Party shall state in its request the measure it considers to be in breach of this Agreement and provide a brief summary of the legal basis of the complaint. 4. A Party which is not a Party to the dispute shall be entitled, on delivery of a written notice to the disputing Parties, to make written submissions to the arbitration panel, receive written submissions, including annexes, of the disputing Parties, attend hearings and make oral statements.
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