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2. If a Member State intends to submit a dispute to arbitration it shall notify the Director-General who shall forthwith inform each Member State of such notification. 3. The procedure laid down in paragraph 1 shall not apply to disputes between the Centre and staff members in respect of their conditions of service. 4. No appeal shall lie against the award of the arbitration tribunal, which shall be final; it shall be binding on the parties. In case of dispute concerning the import or scope of the award, it shall be incumbent upon the arbitration tribunal to interpret it at the request of either party. ARTICLE 25 For the purposes of this Protocol (a) “official activities of the Centre” shall include its administration and its activities carried out in pursuance of its objectives as defined in Article 2 of the Convention; (b) “staff members” shall include the Director-General of the Centre. ARTICLE 26 This Protocol shall be interpreted in the light of its primary objective of enabling the Centre fully and efficiently to fulfil its objectives and carry out the functions assigned to it by the Convention. SIGNATURES OF CONVENTION AND PROTOCOL State Date of signature Austria 22 Jan.1974 Belgium 11 Oct. 1973 Denmark 11 Oct. 1973 Finland 11 Oct. 1973 France 11 Oct. 1973 Germany, Federal Republic of 11 Oct. 1973 Greece 11 Oct. 1973 Ireland, Republic of 11 Oct. 1973 Italy 11 Oct. 1973 Netherlands 11 Oct. 1973 Portugal 11 Oct. 1973 Spain 11 Oct. 1973 Sweden 11 Oct. 1973 Switzerland 11 Oct. 1973 United Kingdom 11 Oct. 1973 Yugoslavia 11 Oct. 1973