DECISION No 2/2020 OF THE EPA COMMITTEE SET UP BY THE INTERIM AGREEMENT WITH A VIEW TO AN ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND ITS MEMBER STATES, OF THE ONE PART, AND THE CENTRAL AFRICA PARTY, OF THE OTHER PART

of 28 April 2020

concerning the adoption of the list of arbitrators [2020/671]

THE EPA COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Interim Agreement with a view to an Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Central Africa Party, of the other part, (the ‘Agreement’), signed in Brussels on 22 January 2009, and applied on a provisional basis since 4 August 2014, and in particular Article 85(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Under the terms of the Agreement and this Decision, the Central Africa Party is composed of the Republic of Cameroon.

(2)

The Agreement provides that the EPA Committee is to establish a list of 15 individuals who are willing and able to serve as arbitrators in the settlement of disputes that may arise between the Parties,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1. The list of 15 individuals who are willing and able to serve as arbitrators is hereby established in accordance with Article 85(1) of the Agreement and is set out in the Annex to this Decision.

2. The list of arbitrators referred to in paragraph 1 is established without prejudice to any special rules provided for in the Agreement or which may be decided by the EPA Committee.

Article 2

The list of arbitrators referred to in Article 1 may be amended by a decision of the EPA Committee in accordance with Article 92(4) of the Agreement.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its signature.

Done at Brussels, 28 April 2020.

For the Republic of Cameroon

Alamine OUSMANE MEY

Minister for the Economy, Planning and Regional Development

For the European Union

Phil HOGAN

European Commissioner for Trade

ANNEX

LIST OF ARBITRATORS (ARTICLE 85(1) OF THE AGREEMENT)

Arbitrators selected by the Central Africa Party (Cameroon):

Ms Mildred Alugu BEJUKA – Cameroon

Mr Jean Michel MBOCK BIUMLA – Cameroon

Mr Henri-Désiré MODI KOKO BEBEY – Cameroon

Mr David NYAMSI – Cameroon

Mr Sadjo OUSMANOU – Cameroon

Arbitrators selected by the European Union:

Mr Jacques BOURGEOIS – Belgium

Mr Claus-Dieter EHLERMANN – Germany

Mr Pieter Jan KUIJPER – Netherlands

Mr Giorgio SACERDOTI – Italy

Mr Ramon TORRENT – Spain

Arbitrators jointly selected by the two Parties:

Mr Thomas COTTIER – Switzerland

Mr Fabien GÉLINAS – Canada

Ms Merit E. JANOW – United States

Ms Anna KOUYATE – Mali

Mr Helge SELAND – Norway