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... At meetings duly summoned the presence of nine members is sufficient to render valid the discussions of the Council. The decisions are taken by a majority of votes. ...


... As a general rule, arbitration procedure comprises two distinct phases: pleadings and oral discussions. ...
... The discussions consists in the oral development before the Tribunal of the arguments of the parties. ...


... The discussions are under the control of the President. They are only public if it be so decided by the Tribunal, with the assent of the parties. ...


... After the close of the pleadings, the Tribunal is entitled to refuse discussion of all new papers or documents which one of the parties may wish to submit to it without the consent of the other party. ...


... They are entitled to raise objections and points. The decisions of the Tribunal on these points are final and cannot form the subject of any subsequent discussion. ...


... Neither the questions put, nor the remarks made by members of the Tribunal in the course of the discussions, can be regarded as an expression of opinion by the Tribunal in general or by its members in particular. ...


... When the agents and counsel of the parties have submitted all the explanations and evidence in support of their case the President shall declare the discussion closed. ...


... In this case and unless there be an Agreement to the contrary, the demand must be addressed to the Tribunal which pronounced the Award. It can only be made on the ground of the discovery of some new fact calculated to exercise a decisive influence upon the Award and which was unknown to the Tribunal and to the party which demanded the revision at the time the discussion was closed. ...