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1 DE AGOSTO DE 1997

1340-(227)

5 — The salaries, allowances and compensation shall be determined from time to time at meetings of the States Parties, taking into account the work load of the Tribunal. They may not be decreased during the term of office.

6 — The salary of the Registrar shall be determined

at meetings of the States Parties, on the proposal of the Tribunal.

7 — Regulations adopted at meetings of the States Parties shall determine the conditions under which retirement pensions may be given to members of the Tribunal and to the Registrar, and the conditions under which members of the Tribunal and Registrar shall have their travelling expenses refunded.

8 — The salaries, allowances, and compensation shall be free of all taxation.

Article 19

Expenses of the Tribunal

1 — The expenses of the Tribunal shall be born by the States Parties and by the Authority on such terms and in such a manner as shall be decided at meetings of the States Parties.

2 — When an entity other than a State Party or the Authority is a party to a case submitted to it, the Tribunal shall fix the amount which that party is to contribute towards the expenses of the Tribunal.

SECTION 2 Competence

Article 20 Access to the Tribunal

1 — The Tribunal shall be open to States Parties.

2 — The Tribunal shall be open to entities other than States Parties in any case expressly provided for in part xi or in any case submitted pursuant to any other agreement conferring jurisdiction on the Tribunal which is accepted by all the parties to that case.

Article 21

Jurisdiction

The jurisdiction of the Tribunal comprises all disputes and all applications submitted to it in accordance with this Convention and all matters specifically provided for in any other agreement which confers jurisdiction on the Tribunal.

Article 22

Reference of disputes subject to other agreements

Jf all the parties to a treaty or convention already in force and concerning the subject-matter covered by this Convention so agree, any disputes concerning the interpretation or application of such treaty or convention may, in accordance with such agreement, be submitted to the Tribunal.

Article 23 Applicable law

The Tribunal shall decide all disputes and applications in accordance with article 293.

SECTION 3 Procedure

Article 24 Institution of proceedings

1 — Disputes are submitted to the tribunal, as the case may be, either by notification of a special agreement or by written application, addressed to the Registrar. In either case, the subject of the dispute and the parties shall be indicated.

2 — The Registrar shall forthwith notify the special agreement or the application to all concerned.

3 — The Registrar shall also notify all States Parties.

Article 25 Provisional measures

1 — In accordance with article 290, the Tribunal and its Sea-Bed Disputes Chamber shall have the power to prescribe provisional measures.

2 — If the Tribunal is not in session or a sufficient number of members is not available to constitute a quorum, the provisional measures shall be prescribed by the chamber of summary procedure formed under article 15, paragraph 3, of this annex. Notwithstanding article 15, paragraph 4, of this annex, such provisional measures may be adopted at the request of any party to the dispute. They shall be subject to review and revision by the Tribunal.

Article 26

Hearing

1 — The hearing shall be under the control of the President or, if he is unable to preside, of the Vice-President. If neither is able to preside, the senior judge present of the-Tribunal shall preside.

2 — The hearing shall be public, unless the Tribunal decides otherwise or unless the parties demand that the public be not admitted.

Article 27 Conduct of case

The Tribunal shall make orders for the conduct of the case, decide the form and time in which each party must concluded its arguments, and make all arrangements connected with the taking of evidence.

Article 28 Default

When one of the parties does not appear before the Tribunal or fails to defend its case, the other party may request the Tribunal to continue the proceedings and make its decision. Absence of a party or failure of a party to defend its case shall not constitute a bar to the proceedings. Before making its decision, the Tribunal must satisfy itself not only that it has jurisdiction over the dispute, but also that the claim is well founded in fact and law.