Article 14
The arbitration board shall decide whether there should be an exchange of written statements before oral hearings. In such event the chairman of the board shall determine the number of written statements and the time limits to be observed. The Registrar shall communicate these time limits to the parties, who shall address their written statements to the Registrar ; the latter shall transmit the statements to the opposing party and shall prepare the file for arbitration. The Chairman of the arbitration board shall fix the date and time for the first hearing. This information shall be given by the Registrar to the parties in good time.