(a) to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation, without
the consent of the Commission, of a conciliator appointed by a party; or
(b) at the request of either party, to fill any other
vacancy, if no new appointment is made and accepted within 30 days of the notification of
the vacancy by the Secretary-General.
(3) The procedure for filling a vacancy shall be in
accordance with Rules 1, 4(4), 4(5), 5 and, mutatis mutandis, 6(2).
Rule 12
Resumption of Proceeding after Filling a Vacancy
As soon as a vacancy on the Commission has been filled,
the proceeding shall continue from the point it had reached at the time the vacancy
occurred. The newly appointed conciliator may, however, require that any hearings be
repeated in whole or in part.
Chapter II
Working of the Commission
Rule 13
Sessions of the Commission
(1) The Commission shall hold its first session within
60 days after its constitution or such other period as the parties may agree. The dates of
that session shall be fixed by the President of the Commission after consultation with its
members and the Secretary-General. If upon its constitution the Commission has no
President because the parties have agreed that the President shall be elected by its
members, the Secretary-General shall fix the dates of that session. In both cases, the
parties shall be consulted as far as possible.
(2) The dates of subsequent sessions shall be determined
by the Commission, after consultation with the Secretary-General and with the parties as
far as possible.
(3) The Commission shall meet at the seat of the Centre
or at such other place as may have been agreed by the parties in accordance with Article
63 of the Convention. If the parties agree that the proceeding shall be held at a place
other than the Centre or an institution with which the Centre has made the necessary
arrangements, they shall consult with the Secretary-General and request the approval of
the Commission. Failing such approval, the Commission shall meet at the seat of the
Centre.