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1. Any dispute between the Seconding State and the Government concerning the interpretation or application of this Agreement, or any question affecting the Liaison officer or the relationship between the Seconding State and the Government, shall be settled between the Contracting Parties through negotiations.
2. Any dispute referred to in paragraph 1, which cannot be settled through negotiations, shall be referred for final decision to a tribunal of three arbitrators, at the request of the Seconding State or the Government. Each Contracting Party shall appoint one arbitrator. The third, who shall be chairman of the tribunal, is to be chosen by the first two arbitrators.
3. If one of the Contracting Parties fails to appoint an arbitrator within two months following a request from the other Contracting Party to make such an appointment, the other Contracting Party may request the President of the Court of Justice of the European Communities or in his absence the Vice-President, to make such an appointment.
4. Should the first two arbitrators fail to agree upon the third within two months following their appointment, either Contracting Party may request the President of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, or in his absence the Vice-President, to make such appointment.
5. Unless the Contracting Parties agree otherwise, the tribunal shall determine its own procedure.
6. The tribunal shall reach its decision by a majority of votes. The Chairman shall have a casting vote. The decision shall be final and binding on the parties to the dispute.