1340-(228)

II SERIE-A — NUMERO 69

Article 29 Majority for decision

1 — All questions shall be decided by a majority of the members of the Tribunal who are present.

2 — In the event of an equality of votes, the President or the member of the Tribunal who acts in his place shall have a casting vote.

Article 30

Judgment

1 — The judgment shall state the reasons on which it is based.

2 — It shall contain the names of the members of the Tribunal who have taken part in the decision.

3 — If the judgment does not represent in whole or in part the unanimous opinion of the members of the Tribunal, any member shall be entitled to deliver a separate opinion.

4 — The judgment shall be signed by the President and by the Registrar. It shall be read in open court, due notice having been given to the parties to the dispute.

Article 31

Request to intervene

1 — Should a State Party consider that it has an interest of a legal nature which may be affected by the decision in any dispute, it may submit a request to the Tribunal to be permitted to intervene.

2 — It shall be for the Tribunal to decide upon this request.

3 — If a request to intervene is granted, the decision of the Tribunal in respect of the dispute shall be binding upon the intervening State Party in so far as it relates to matters in respect of which that State Party intervened.

Article 32

Right to intervene in cases of interpretation or application

' 1 — Whenever the interpretation or application of this Convention is in question, the Registrar shall notify all States Parties forthwith.

2 — Whenever pursuant to article 21 or 22 of this annex the interpretation or application of an international agreement is in question, the Registrar shall notify all the parties to the agreement.

3 — Every party referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 has the right to intervene in the proceedings; if it uses this right, the interpretation given by the judgment will be equally binding upon it.

Article 33 Finality and binding force of decisions

1 — The decision of the Tribunal is final and shall be complied with by all the parties to the dispute.

2 — The decision shall have no binding force except between the parties in respect of that particular dispute.

3 — In the event of dispute as to the meaning or scope of the decision, the Tribunal shall construe it upon the request of any party.

Article 34 Costs

Unless otherwise decided by the Tribunal, each party shall bear its own costs.

SECTION 4 Sea-Bed Disputes Chamber

Article 35 Composition

1 — The Sea-Bed Disputes Chamber referred to in article 14 of this annex shall be composed of 11 members, selected by a majority of the elected members of the Tribunal from among them.

2 — In the selection of the members of the Chamber, the representation of the principal legal systems of the world and equitable geographical distribution shall be assured. The Assembly of the Authority may adopt recommendations of a general nature relating to such representation and distribution.

3 — The members of the Chamber shall be selected every three years and may be selected for a second term.

4 — The Chamber shall elect its President from among its members, who shall serve for the term for which the Chamber has been selected.

5 — If any proceeding are still pending at the end of any three-year period for which the Chamber has been selected, the Chamber shall complete the proceedings in its original composition.

6 — If a vacancy occurs in the Chamber, the Tribunal shall select a successor from among its elected members, who shall hold office for the remainder of his predecessor's term.

7 — A quorum of seven of the members selected by the Tribunal shall be required to constitute the Chamber.

Article 36 Ad hoc chambers

1 — The Sea-Bed Disputes Chamber shall form an ad hoc chamber, composed of three of its members, for dealing with a particular dispute submitted to it in accordance with article 188, paragraph 1, b). The composition of such a chamber shall be determined by the Sea-Bed Disputes Chamber with the approval of the parties.

2 — If the parties do not agree on the composition of an ad hoc chamber, each party to the dispute shall appoint one member, and the third member shall be appointed by them in agreement. If they disagree, or if any party fails to make an appointment, the President of the Sea-Bed Disputes Chamber shall promptly make the appointment or appointments from among its members, after consultation with the parties.

3 — Members of the ad hoc chamber must not be in the service of, or nationals of, any of the parties to the dipute.

Article 37 Access

The Chamber shall be open to the States Parties, the Authority and the other entities referred to in part xi, section 5.