and transmit to the Other Party a copy of the request and of the accompanying documentation, if any

(2) The notice of registration of a request shall:

(a) record that the request 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 request, unless another address is indicated to the Secretariat; and

(c) request the Other Party to inform the Secretary-General in writing within 30 days after receipt of the notice whether it agrees with the request or it objects thereto.

(3) In agreeing with the request, the Other Party may state additional circumstances which it wishes to be examined and reported on within the scope of the agreement between the parties for recourse to fact-finding proceedings. In that event, the Secretary-General shall request the Requesting Party to inform him promptly in writing whether it agrees to the inclusion of the additional facts or whether it objects thereto.

Article 4
Objections to the Request

(1) Any objection by the Other Party pursuant to Article 3 (2) (c) of these Rules shall be filed by it in writing with the Secretary-General and shall indicate on which of the following grounds it is based and the reasons therefor:

(a) the Other Party is under no obligation to have recourse to fact-finding;

(b) the circumstances indicated in the request as the circumstances to be examined and reported on are wholly or partly outside the scope of the agreement between the parties for recourse to fact-finding.

(2) The provisions of paragraph (1) of this Article shall apply mutatis mutandis to an objection by the Requesting Party pursuant to Article 3 (3) of these Rules.

Article 5
Settlement of Objections to the Request;
Appointment of Special Commissioner

(1) Promptly upon receipt of the notice of objections, the Secretary-General shall send a copy thereof to the Requesting Party or the Other Party, as the case may be, and shall invite the Parties to meet with him in order to seek to resolve the objections by agreement.

(2) Failing such agreement, he shall invite the Parties to designate within 30 days a third party (hereinafter called the "Special Commissioner") to rule on the objections.

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