Council Decision (EU) 2019/614

means a person retained by a Party to advise or assist that Party for the purposes of the panel procedure, other than representatives of that Party;

means the Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership;

means a member of a panel;

means a person who, under the terms of appointment of an arbitrator, conducts research or provides assistance to that arbitrator;

means an individual whose name is on the list of arbitrators referred to in Article 21.9 of the Agreement;

means the Code of Conduct for Arbitrators referred to in Article 21.30 of the Agreement;

means the Party that requests the establishment of a panel pursuant to Article 21.7 of the Agreement;

means calendar days;

means the Joint Committee established pursuant to Article 22.1 of the Agreement;

means a panel established pursuant to Article 21.7 of the Agreement;

means the Party against which a dispute has been brought before a panel pursuant to Article 21.7 of the Agreement;

means the proceedings of the panel.

means the Party to which the request to enter into a mediation procedure is addressed pursuant to Article 21.6 of the Agreement;

means the Party that requests to enter into a mediation procedure pursuant to Article 21.6 of the Agreement;

means the Rules of Procedure of a Panel referred to in Article 21.30 of the Agreement.