Suspension or Termination of Proceedings. 1. The arbitral tribunal may suspend its work at any time at the request of the complaining Party or, if there is more than one complaining Party, at the joint request of the complaining Parties, for a period not to exceed 12 consecutive months. The arbitral tribunal shall suspend its work at any time if the disputing Parties request it to do so. In the event of a suspension, the time frames set out in this Annex and in the Rules of Procedure shall be extended by the amount of time that the work was suspended. If the work of the arbitral tribunal is suspended for more than 12 consecutive months, the arbitral tribunal proceedings shall lapse unless the disputing Parties agree otherwise.
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Samples: Digital Economy Partnership Agreement, Digital Economy Partnership Agreement, Digital Economy Partnership Agreement
