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[p.158]
The Vice-President of the International Court of Justice, Acting President,
Having regard to Article 48 of the Statute of the Court and to Articles 31
and 79 of the Rules of Court,
Having regard to the Order of 30 June 1999, whereby the Court fixed 5
January 2000 and 5 July 2000 as the time-limits for the filing,
respectively, of a Memorial by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and of a
Counter-Memorial by the Federal Republic of Germany;
Whereas on 5 July 2000 Germany filed certain preliminary objections to
jurisdiction and to admissibility;
Whereas accordingly, by virtue of Article 79, paragraph 3, of the Rules of
Court, the proceedings on the merits are suspended and a time-limit has to
be fixed for the presentation by the other Party of a written statement of
its observations and submissions on the preliminary objections;
Whereas, at a meeting between the Vice-President, Acting President, and the
representatives of the Parties, held on 6 September 2000, Yugoslavia
indicated that it would require nine months for the preparation of that
written statement; and whereas Germany did not object to such a time-limit
being fixed, but stressed that it expected that Yugoslavia would provide
specific answers to the preliminary objections made by the Government of
the Federal Republic of Germany, [p 159]
Taking account of the views of the Parties and the special circumstances of
the case,
Fixes 5 April 2001 as the time-limit within which the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia may present a written statement of its observations and
submissions on the preliminary objections made by the Federal Republic of
Germany; and
Reserves the subsequent procedure for further decision.
Done in English and in French, the English text being authoritative, at the
Peace Palace, The Hague, this eighth day of September, two thousand, in
three copies, one of which will be placed in the archives of the Court and
the others transmitted to the Government of the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany,
respectively.
(Signed) Shi Jiuyong,
Vice-President.
(Signed) Philippe Couvreur,
Registrar.
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