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The President of the International Court of Justice,
Having regard to Article 48 of the Statute of the Court and to Article 44,
paragraphs 3 and 4, of the Rules of Court,
Having regard to the Order of 17 June 2004, whereby the Court fixed 10
December 2004 and 10 June 2005 respectively as the time-limits for the
filing of the Reply of the Republic of the Congo and the Rejoinder of the
French Republic;
Whereas, in a letter dated 2 December 2004 and received in the Registry on
the same day by facsimile, the Agent of the Republic of the Congo referred
to a decision of the First Prosecution Chamber of the Court of Appeal of
Paris, handed down on 22 November 2004, of which he supplied a copy, and
asked the Court, for the reasons explained in that letter, to postpone until
10 January 2005 the time-limit for the filing of the Reply of the Republic
of the Congo; and whereas, on receipt of that letter, the Registrar
transmitted a copy thereof to the Agent of France;
Whereas, by a letter dated 6 December 2004 and received in the Registry on 7
December 2004 by facsimile, the Agent of France indicated that his
Government did not object to the extension of the time-limit sought by the
Republic of the Congo;
Taking account of the reasons given by the Republic of the Congo and of the
agreement of the Parties,
Extends to 10 January 2005 the time-limit for the filing of the Reply of the
Republic of the Congo;
Extends to 10 August 2005 the time-limit for the filing of the Rejoinder of
the French Republic; 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 December, two thousand and four,
in three copies, one of which will be placed in the archives of the Court
and the others transmitted to the Government of the Republic of the Congo
and the Government of the Republic of France, respectively.
(Signed) Shi Jiuyong,
President.
(Signed) Philippe Couvreur,
Registrar.
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