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The International Court of Justice,
Composed as above,
After deliberation,
Having regard to Article 48 of the Statute of the Court and to Article 44,
paragraph 3, of the Rules of Court,
Having regard to the Order of 11 July 2005, whereby the President of the
Court extended to 11 January 2006 and 10 August 2007 respectively 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 9 January 2006 and received in the Registry on
the same day by facsimile, the Agent of the Republic of the Congo referred
to the current state of judicial proceedings in France and the Congo, and
asked the Court, for the reasons explained in his letter,
to extend by six months the time-limit for the filing of the Reply of [p 4]
the Republic of the Congo; and whereas, on receipt of that letter, the
Registrar transmitted a copy thereof to the Agent of the French Republic;
Whereas, by a letter dated 9 January 2006 and received in the Registry on
the same day by facsimile, the Agent of the French Republic stated that her
Government did not object to the further extension of time sought by the
Republic of the Congo, it being understood that “this acceptance [was]
linked only to the judicial proceedings in France” and that the time-limit
fixed for the filing of the Rejoinder be extended likewise;
Taking account of the reasons given by the Republic of the Congo and of the
agreement of the Parties,
Extends to 11 July 2006 the time-limit for the filing of the Reply of the
Republic of the Congo;
Extends to 11 August 2008 the time-limit for the filing of the Rejoinder of
the French Republic; and
Reserves the subsequent procedure for further decision.
Done in French and in English, the French text being authoritative, at the
Peace Palace, The Hague, this eleventh day of January, two thousand and six,
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 French Republic, respectively.
(Signed) Shi Jiuyong,
President.
(Signed) Philippe Couvreur,
Registrar.
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