Article 3
When signing the Convention on behalf of the Union, the Commission shall make a reservation in accordance with article 3(1)( a ) of the Convention according to which the Union shall not apply the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Rules on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration (‘the Rules’) when acting as a respondent in the case of a dispute initiated pursuant to the Energy Charter Treaty against a Member State which is not a party to the Convention unless agreed upon otherwise with the Member State concerned.