Panel Proceedings. The proceedings of the Panel shall be conducted subject to the terms of this Agreement and of the Protocol of Panel Procedures attached as an Appendix hereto.
Panel Proceedings. 6. The panel shall make its findings, rulings and recommendations and if requested, suggestions on ways to implement the findings by consensus, provided that where a panel is unable to reach consensus it may make its findings and rulings by majority vote. Panellists may furnish dissenting or separate opinions on matters not unanimously agreed. Opinions expressed by individual members of the panel in its report shall be anonymous.
Panel Proceedings. 1. Any hearing of the panel shall be open to the public, unless the Parties agree otherwise or unless the submission and arguments of a Party contains confidential information. When hearings are held in closed session their confidentiality shall be respected.
Panel Proceedings. The panel shall make its findings and determinations by consensus, provided that where the panel is unable to reach consensus, it may make its findings and determinations by majority vote. A panellist may furnish dissenting or separate opinions on matters not unanimously agreed. Opinions expressed by an individual panellist in the report shall be anonymous. Panel deliberations shall be confidential. The Parties to the dispute and Third Parties shall be present only when invited by the panel to appear before it. There shall be no ex parte communications with the panel concerning matters under consideration by it. Submissions Each Party to the dispute shall have the opportunity to set out in writing the facts of its case, its arguments and counter arguments. Further to paragraphs 4 and 5, the timetable fixed by the panel shall include precise deadlines for submissions by the Parties to the dispute and Third Parties. Hearings Further to paragraphs 4 and 5, the timetable fixed by the panel shall provide for at least one hearing for the Parties to the dispute to present their case to the panel. As a general rule, the timetable shall not provide more than two hearings unless special circumstances exist.
Panel Proceedings. 1. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Part, the panel shall conduct its proceedings in accordance with the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules.
Panel Proceedings. 1.7 After consultations with the parties, the Panel adopted its working procedures on 8 October 20137 and its timetable on 4 October 2013. The 1 See request for consultations by Guatemala, document WT/DS457/1 (of 16 April 2013). 2 See request for the establishment of a panel by Guatemala, document WT/DS457/2 (of 14 June 2013).
Panel Proceedings. 1. Following delivery of the panel request under Article 26(2), any non-disputant Party may, by delivering a written notice to the administrator, participate in the proceeding as an intervenor and attend all hearings, make written and oral submissions to the panel and receive the written submissions of the disputants. Any such notice must be delivered within 15 days of the date of delivery of the panel request under Article 26(2), failing which the non-disputant Party shall not participate further in the proceeding.
