Date: 2021-11-17Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision No 2/2021 of the EPA Committee established by the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement between Côte d’Ivoire, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part of 20 October 2021 concerning the adoption of the list of arbitrators [2021/2001]
**Summary:**
On October 20, 2021, the EPA Committee established by the Stepping Stone Economic Partnership Agreement between Côte d'Ivoire and the European Community and its Member States adopted Decision No 2/2021, concerning the list of arbitrators. This decision, based on Article 641 of the Agreement, establishes a list of 15 individuals willing and able to serve as arbitrators in potential disputes between the parties. The list is composed of five arbitrators selected by Côte d'Ivoire (Mr. Abbe Yao, Mr. Abdouramane Ouattara, Mr. Joachim Bila Aka, Mr. Narcisse Aka, and Mr. Karim Fadika), five arbitrators selected by the European Union (Mr. Claus-Dieter Ehlermann, Mr. Giorgio Sacerdoti, Mr. Jacques Bourgeois, Mr. Pieter Jan Kuijper, and Ms. Hélène Ruiz Fabri), and five arbitrators jointly selected by both parties (Mr. Martial Akakpo, Ms. Anna Kouyate, Mr. Thomas Cottier, Ms. Merit E. Janow, and Mr. Helge Seland). The decision, signed in Brussels, entered into force on the date of signature and the list of arbitrators may be amended by a decision of the EPA Committee in accordance with Article 67 of the Agreement. The list is established without prejudice to any special rules provided for in the Agreement or which may be decided by the EPA Committee.
Key Entities Referenced
EPA Committee: The committee established by the Stepping Stone Economic Partnership Agreement between Cte d'Ivoire and the European Community and its Member States.
Stepping Stone Economic Partnership Agreement: An agreement between Cte d'Ivoire and the European Community and its Member States, signed in Abidjan on 26 November 2008.
Cte d'Ivoire: A country that is party to the Stepping Stone Economic Partnership Agreement.
European Community: A party to the Stepping Stone Economic Partnership Agreement.
Abidjan: City in Cte d'Ivoire, where the Stepping Stone Economic Partnership Agreement was signed.
Article 641: Article of the Stepping Stone Economic Partnership Agreement related to the list of arbitrators.
Brussels: City where the decision was signed.
Kalilou SYLLA: Representative for the Republic of Cte d'Ivoire
17.11.2021 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 408/19
DECISION No 2/2021 OF THE EPA COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED BY THE STEPPING STONE
ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN CÔTE D’IVOIRE, OF THE ONE PART, AND
THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND ITS MEMBER STATES, OF THE OTHER PART
of 20 October 2021
concerning the adoption of the list of arbitrators [2021/2001]
THE EPA COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement between Côte d’Ivoire, of the one part, and the
European Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Abidjan on 26 November 2008and applied on a
provisional basis since 3 September 2016, and in particular Article 64(1) thereof,
Whereas:
The stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement between Côte d’Ivoire, of the one part, and the European Community
and its Member States, of the other part (the ‘Agreement’) provides that the EPA Committee is to establish a list of 15
persons who are willing and able to serve as arbitrators in the settlement of disputes that may arise between the Parties,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. The list of 15 persons who are willing and able to serve as arbitrators (the ‘list of arbitrators’) is established in
accordance with Article 64(1) of the Agreement and set out in the Annex to this Decision.
2. The list of arbitrators is established without prejudice to any special rules provided for in the Agreement or which
may be decided by the EPA Committee.
Article 2
The list of arbitrators may be amended by a decision of the EPA Committee taken in accordance with Article 67 of the
Agreement.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its signature.
Done at Brussels, 20 October 2021.
For the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire For the European Union
Kalilou SYLLA Cristina MIRANDA GOZALVEZL 408/20 EN Official Journal of the European Union 17.11.2021
ANNEX
List of arbitrators (Article 64(1) of the Agreement)
Arbitrators selected by Côte d’Ivoire:
Mr Abbe YAO – Côte d’Ivoire
Mr Abdouramane OUATTARA – Côte d’Ivoire
Mr Joachim BILA AKA – Côte d’Ivoire
Mr Narcisse AKA – Côte d’Ivoire
Mr Karim FADIKA – Côte d’Ivoire
Arbitrators selected by the European Union:
Mr Claus-Dieter EHLERMANN – Germany
Mr Giorgio SACERDOTI – Italy
Mr Jacques BOURGEOIS – Belgium
Mr Pieter Jan KUIJPER – Netherlands
Ms Hélène RUIZ FABRI – France
Arbitrators jointly selected by the two Parties:
Mr Martial AKAKPO - Togo
Ms Anna KOUYATE – Mali
Mr Thomas COTTIER – Switzerland
Ms Merit E. JANOW – United States
Mr Helge SELAND – Norway