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(5) Award appropriate relief if they decide that 

 management measures proposed by the Party of 

 primary interest for Category B stocks are clearly 

 inconsistent with the management principles 

 contained in the Agreement; 



(5) Award appropriate relief in the case of a 

 dispute involving the application or interpreta- 

 tion of the Agreement if they decide that a 

 provision of the Agreement has been contravened. 

 The Agreement also provides that an Arbitrator be 

 appointed jointly by the Parties. Should the Parties be 

 unable to agree, the arbitrator shall be appointed by the 

 Country of International Justice, in which case the Arbitrator 

 may not be a national or permanent resident of the United 

 States or Canada. ^ 



The Arbitrator will serve for a term of five years but 

 may be reappointed. Either Party at any time may withdraw 

 its consent to the service of the Arbitrator; in such case 

 the Parties jointly will appoint a successor. The Parties 

 will determine the remuneration and expenses of the Arbitrator, 

 which costs will be included in the Commission's budget as 

 joint expenses. Office facilities and services at the 

 Commission's headquarters will be provided. The Arbitrator 

 will be entitled to attend all meetings of the Commission 



