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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 dated 4 February 2010, whereby the Court fixed 23
August 2010 and 25 April 2011 respectively as the time-limits for the filing
of the Memorial of the Kingdom of Belgium and the Counter-Memorial of the
Swiss Confederation;
Whereas, by a letter dated 2 August 2010 handed in to the Registry on the
same day, H.E. Mr. Haesendonck, appointed as Co-Agent by the Kingdom of
Belgium, requested the Court, for the reasons set out in the letter, to
grant his Government an additional five months for the filing of the
Memorial; and whereas, on receipt of that letter, the Registrar transmitted
a copy thereof to the Agent of the Swiss Confederation;
Whereas, by a letter dated 6 August 2010 received in the Registry on the
same day by facsimile, the Agent of the Swiss Confederation indicated that
his Government was of the view that the reasons given by the Kingdom of
Belgium did not justify an extension of the time-limit fixed for the filing
of the Memorial, but that it nevertheless did not object to the Kingdom of
Belgium being granted an additional period of one month for the filing of
the Memorial, if it deemed such necessary;
Taking account of the views of the Parties and of the circumstances of the
case,
Extends to 23 November 2010 the time-limit for the filing of the Memorial of
the Kingdom of Belgium;
Extends to 24 October 2011 the time-limit for the filing of the
Counter-Memorial of the Swiss Confederation; 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 tenth day of August, two thousand and ten, in
three copies, one of which will be placed in the archives of the Court and
the others transmitted to the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium and the
Government of the Swiss Confederation, respectively.
(Signed) Hisashi OWADA,
President.
(Signed) Philippe COUVREUR,
Registrar.
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