Decision No 2/2021 of the EPA Committee established by the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement between Côte d’Ivoire, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part of 20 October 2021 concerning the adoption of the list of arbitrators [2021/2001]
Date: 2021-10-20
Institutions: Côte d’Ivoire, European Union, Joint Committee
Subjects: Côte d'Ivoire, arbitration, cooperation agreement (EU), economic cooperation, interim agreement (EU), international arbitration, joint committee (EU)




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17.11.2021   


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Official Journal of the European Union


L 408/19








            DECISION No 2/2021 OF THE EPA COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED BY THE STEPPING STONE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN CÔTE D’IVOIRE, OF THE ONE PART, AND THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND ITS MEMBER STATES, OF THE OTHER PART
         
of 20 October 2021
         
concerning the adoption of the list of arbitrators [2021/2001]


THE EPA COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement between Côte d’Ivoire, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Abidjan on 26 November 2008 and applied on a provisional basis since 3 September 2016, and in particular Article 64(1) thereof,


Whereas:

The stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement between Côte d’Ivoire, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part (the ‘Agreement’) provides that the EPA Committee is to establish a list of 15 persons who are willing and able to serve as arbitrators in the settlement of disputes that may arise between the Parties,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1

1.   The list of 15 persons who are willing and able to serve as arbitrators (the ‘list of arbitrators’) is established in accordance with Article 64(1) of the Agreement and set out in the Annex to this Decision.


2.   The list of arbitrators is established without prejudice to any special rules provided for in the Agreement or which may be decided by the EPA Committee.



Article 2
The list of arbitrators may be amended by a decision of the EPA Committee taken in accordance with Article 67 of the Agreement.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its signature.




Done at Brussels, 20 October 2021.


For the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire

Kalilou SYLLA
            



For the European Union

Cristina MIRANDA GOZALVEZ
            







ANNEX
List of arbitrators (Article 64(1) of the Agreement)
Arbitrators selected by Côte d’Ivoire:






 


Mr Abbe YAO – Côte d’Ivoire










 


Mr Abdouramane OUATTARA – Côte d’Ivoire










 


Mr Joachim BILA AKA – Côte d’Ivoire










 


Mr Narcisse AKA – Côte d’Ivoire










 


Mr Karim FADIKA – Côte d’Ivoire




Arbitrators selected by the European Union:






 


Mr Claus-Dieter EHLERMANN – Germany










 


Mr Giorgio SACERDOTI – Italy










 


Mr Jacques BOURGEOIS – Belgium










 


Mr Pieter Jan KUIJPER – Netherlands










 


Ms Hélène RUIZ FABRI – France




Arbitrators jointly selected by the two Parties:






 


Mr Martial AKAKPO - Togo










 


Ms Anna KOUYATE – Mali










 


Mr Thomas COTTIER – Switzerland










 


Ms Merit E. JANOW – United States










 


Mr Helge SELAND – Norway