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[p.155]
The President of the Chamber of the International Court of Justice formed to
deal with the case concerning the Frontier Dispute (Benin/Niger),
Having regard to Article 48 of the Statute of the Court, and to Articles 18,
paragraph 3, 44, 46 and 92 of the Rules of Court,
Having regard to the Special Agreement signed by the Republic of Benin and
the Republic of Niger on 15 June 200 1 and having entered into force on 11
April 2002, by which the Governments of those two States agreed to submit to
a Chamber of the Court a dispute concerning "the definitive delimitation of
the whole boundary between them",
Having regard to the Order of 27 November 2002, whereby the Court fixed 27
August 2003 as the time-limit for the filing of a Memorial by each of the
Parties;
Whereas the Memorials of Benin and Niger hake been filed within the above
time-limit ;
Whereas Article 3, paragraph 1 (h), of the above-mentioned Special Agreement
provides that a Counter-Memorial shall be submitted by each of the Parties
not later than nine months after the exchange of Memorials,
Fixes 28 May 2004 as the time-limit for the filing of a Counter-Memorial by
each Party; and
Reserves the subsequent procedure for further decision. [p 156]
Done in French and in English, the French text being authoritative, at the
Peace Palace, The Hague, this eleventh day of September, two thousand and
three, in three copies, one of which will be placed in the archives of the
Court and the others transmitted co the Government of the Republic of Benin
and the Government of the Republic of Niger, respectively.
(Signed) Gilbert Guillaume,
President of the Chamber.
(Signed) Philippe Couvreur,
Registrar.
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