List of arbitrators
Article 87
1. The Trade and Development Committee shall, no later than three months after the provisional application of this Agreement, establish a list of 21 individuals who are willing and able to serve as arbitrators. Each of the Parties shall select eight individuals to serve as arbitrators. The Parties shall also agree on five individuals who are not nationals of either Party and who shall act as chairperson of the arbitration panel. The Committee will ensure that the list is always maintained in accordance with this Article. 2. Arbitrators shall have specialised knowledge of or experience in law and international trade. They shall be independent, serve in their individual capacities and not take instructions from any organisation or government, or be affiliated with the governments of any of the Parties, and shall comply with the Code of Conduct annexed to the Rules of Procedures. 3. The Committee may establish an additional list of 15 individuals having a sectoral expertise in specific matters covered by this Agreement. When recourse is made to the selection procedure of Article 73 of this Agreement, the chairperson of the Committee may use such a sectoral list upon agreement of both Parties.