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| 4.1.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 1/3 |
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4.1.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 1/3

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DECISION No 1/2017 OF THE EU-GEORGIA ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE IN TRADE CONFIGURATION

of 6 December 2017

establishing the list of arbitrators referred to in Article 268(1) of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part [2018/2]

THE ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE IN TRADE CONFIGURATION,

Having regard to the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part (‘the Agreement’), and in particular Article 268(1) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | In accordance with Article 431 of the Agreement, parts of the Agreement have been applied provisionally since 1 September 2014. |
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(1)

In accordance with Article 431 of the Agreement, parts of the Agreement have been applied provisionally since 1 September 2014.

| (2) | Pursuant to Article 408(3) of the Agreement, the Association Committee has the power to adopt decisions as provided for in the Agreement. |
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(2)

Pursuant to Article 408(3) of the Agreement, the Association Committee has the power to adopt decisions as provided for in the Agreement.

| (3) | Pursuant to Article 268(1) of the Agreement, the Association Committee in Trade configuration, as set out in Article 408(4) of the Agreement, is to establish a list of at least 15 individuals who are willing and able to serve as arbitrators in dispute settlement proceedings within six months of the start of the provisional application of the Agreement, |
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(3)

Pursuant to Article 268(1) of the Agreement, the Association Committee in Trade configuration, as set out in Article 408(4) of the Agreement, is to establish a list of at least 15 individuals who are willing and able to serve as arbitrators in dispute settlement proceedings within six months of the start of the provisional application of the Agreement,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The list of arbitrators for the purposes of Article 268(1) of the Agreement is established as set out in the Annex.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Tbilisi, 6 December 2017.

For the Association Committee in Trade configuration

The Chair

G. ARVELADZE

Secretaries

M. GABUNIA

S. ZALESKI

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ANNEX

LIST OF ARBITRATORS

I.   Arbitrators proposed by Georgia

| 1. | Christian HÄBERLI (Switzerland) |
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1.

Christian HÄBERLI (Switzerland)

| 2. | Donald MCRAE (Canada) |
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2.

Donald MCRAE (Canada)

| 3. | John ADANK (New Zealand) |
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3.

John ADANK (New Zealand)

| 4. | Ronald SABORIO (Costa Rica) |
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4.

Ronald SABORIO (Costa Rica)

| 5. | Thomas COTTIER (Switzerland) |
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5.

Thomas COTTIER (Switzerland)

II.   Arbitrators proposed by the EU

| 1. | Claus–Dieter EHLERMANN |
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1.

Claus–Dieter EHLERMANN

| 2. | Giorgio SACCERDOTI |
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2.

Giorgio SACCERDOTI

| 3. | Jacques BOURGEOIS |
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3.

Jacques BOURGEOIS

| 4. | Pieter Jan KUIJPER |
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4.

Pieter Jan KUIJPER

| 5. | Ramon TORRENT |
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5.

Ramon TORRENT

III.   Chairpersons

| 1. | David Unterhalter (South Africa) |
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1.

David Unterhalter (South Africa)

| 2. | Merit Janow (US) |
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2.

Merit Janow (US)

| 3. | Helge Seland (Norway) |
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3.

Helge Seland (Norway)

| 4. | Leora Blumberg (South Africa) |
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4.

Leora Blumberg (South Africa)

| 5. | William Davey (US) |
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5.

William Davey (US)

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