wishing to institute conciliation proceedings shall address a request to that effect
in writing to the Secretary-General who shall send a copy of the request to the other
party.
(2) The request shall contain information concerning the
issues in dispute, the identity of the parties and their consent to conciliation in
accordance with the rules of procedure for the institution of conciliation and arbitration
proceedings.
(3) The Secretary-General shall register the request unless
he finds, on the basis of the information contained in the request, that the dispute is
manifestly outside the jurisdiction of the Centre. He shall forthwith notify the parties
of registration or refusal to register.
Section 2
Constitution of the Conciliation Commission
Article 29
(1) The Conciliation Commission (hereinafter called the
Commission) shall be constituted as soon as possible after registration of a request
pursuant to Article 28.
(2) (a) The Commission shall consist of a sole conciliator or any uneven number of
conciliators appointed as the parties shall agree.
(b) Where the parties do not agree upon the number of conciliators and the
method of their appointment, the Commission shall consist of three conciliators,
one conciliator appointed by each party and the third, who shall be the president
of the Commission, appointed by agreement of the parties.
Article 30
If the Commission shall not have been constituted within 90
days after notice of registration of the request has been dispatched by the
Secretary-General in accordance with paragraph (3) of Article 28, or such other period as
the parties may agree, the Chairman shall, at the request of either party and after
consulting both parties as far as possible, appoint the conciliator or conciliators not
yet appointed.
Article 31
(1) Conciliators may be appointed from outside the Panel of
Conciliators, except in the case of appointments by the Chairman pursuant to Article 30.
(2) Conciliators appointed from outside the Panel of
Conciliators shall possess the qualities stated in paragraph (1) of Article 14.