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Article 7 



If a procedure has been initiated between two Parties, any other Contracting 

 State which considers that it has an interest of a legal nature which may be af- 

 fected by the decision in the case may join in the arbitration procedure by giving 

 written notice to the Parties which liave originally initiated the procedure un- 

 less either of the latter Parties object to such joinder. 



Article 8 



Any Arbitration Tribunal established under the provisions of the present Annex 

 shall decide its own rules of procedure. 



Article 9 



(1) Decisions of the Tribunal both as to its procedure and its place of meeting 

 and as to any controversy laid before it, shall be taken by majority vote of its 

 members ; the absence or abstention of one of the members of the Tribunal for 

 whose nomination the Parties were responsible shall not constitute an impedi- 

 ment to the Tribunal reaching a decision. In cases of equal voting, the Chairman 

 shall cast the deciding vote. 



(2) The Parties shall facilitate the work of the Tribunal and in particular, 

 in accordance with their legislation, and using all means at their disposal : 



(a) Provide the Tribunal with the necessary documents and information; 



(b) Enable the Tribunal to enter their territory, to hear witnesses or experts, 

 and to visit the scene. 



(3) Absence or default of one Party shall not constitute an impediment to the 

 procedure. 



Article 10 



(1) The award of the Tribunal shall be accompanied by a statement of reasons. 

 It shall be final and without appeal. The Parties shall immediately comply with 

 the award. 



(2) Any controversy which may arise between the Parties as regards inter- 

 pretation and execution of the award may be submitted by either Party for judg- 

 ment to the Tribunal which made the award, or, if it is not available to another 

 Tribunal constituted for this purpose in the same manner as the original Tribunal. 



AETICLE 11. COMMUNICATION OF INFORMATION 



(1) The Contracting States undertake to communicate to the Organization: 



(a) The text of laws, orders, decrees and regulations and other instruments 

 which have been promulgated on the various matters within the scope of the 

 present Convention ; 



(b) A list of non-governmental agencies which are authorized to act on their 

 behalf in matters relating to the design, construction and equipment of ships 

 carrying harmful substances in accordance with the provisions of the Regula- 

 tions ; 



(c) A sufficient number of specimens of their certificates issued under the 

 provisions of the Regulations ; 



(d) A list of shore reception facilities including their location, capacity and 

 available facilities and other characteristics : 



(e) Official reports or summaries of official reports insofar as they show the 

 results of the application of the present Convention ; and 



(f) An anual statistical report, in a form standardized by the Organization, 

 of penalities actually imposed for infringement of the present Convention. 



(2) The Organization shall notify Contracting States of the receipt of any 

 communications under this Article.** 



ARTICLE 12. — CASUALTIES TO SHIPS 



(1) Each Administration undertakes to conduct an investigation of any 

 casualty occurring to any of its ships subject to the provisions of the Regulations 



« Spveral delepatlons suRppsted that the following words should be added at the end 

 of the sentence "and circulate to all Contractlnc: States any information communicated to 

 it under sub-paragraphs 1(b) to (f) of this Article". 



