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1. Any question of interpretation or application of the provisions of this Agreement arising between any Member and the Fund or between Members shall be submitted to the Executive Board for decision. Such Member or Members shall be entitled to participate in the deliberations of the Executive Board during the consideration of such question in accordance with rules and regulations to be adopted by the Governing Council.
2. In any case where the Executive Board has given a decision under paragraph 1 of this article, any Member may require, within three months from the date of notification of the decision, that the question be referred to the Governing Council, which shall take a decision at its next meeting by a Highly Qualified Majority. The decision of the Governing Council shall be final.
3. Where the Governing Council has been unable to reach a decision under paragraph 2 of this article, the question shall be submitted to arbitration in accordance with the procedures laid down in article 52, paragraph 2, if any Member so requests within three months after the final day of consideration of the question by the Governing Council.