Article 4
Registration of the Notice

As soon as the Secretary-General shall have satisfied himself that the notice conforms in form and substance to the provisions of Article 3 of these Rules, he shall register the notice in the Conciliation (Additional Facility) Register and on the same day dispatch to the parties a certificate of registration. He shall also transmit a copy of the notice and of the accompanying documentation (if any) to the other party to the dispute (hereinafter called the "Other Party").

Article 5
Certificate of Registration

The certificate of registration of a notice shall:

(a) record that the notice is registered and indicate the date of the registration and of the dispatch of that notice;

(b) notify each party that all communications in connection with the proceeding will be sent to the address stated in the notice, unless another address is indicated to the Secretariat;

(c) unless such information has already been provided, invite the parties to communicate to the Secretary-General any provisions agreed by them regarding the number and the method of appointment of the conciliators; and

(d) invite the parties to proceed, as soon as possible, to constitute a Conciliation Commission in accordance with Chapter III of these Rules.

 

CHAPTER III
THE COMMISSION

Article 6
General Provisions

(1) Upon the dispatch of the certificate of registration of the notice for conciliation, the parties shall promptly proceed to constitute a Conciliation Commission.

(2) The Commission shall consist of a sole conciliator or any uneven number of conciliators appointed as the parties shall agree.

(3) In the absence of agreement between the parties regarding 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.

(4) If the Commission shall not have been constituted within 90 days after the certificate of registration of the notice for conciliation has been dispatched by the Secretary-General, or such other period as the parties may agree, the Chairman of the Administrative Coun-



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