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[p.204]
The International Court of Justice,
Composed as above,
After deliberation,
Having regard to Article 48 of the Statute of the Court and to Articles 44
and 79 of the Rules of Court,
Having regard to the Order of 30 June 1999, whereby the Court fixed 5
January 2000 and 5 July 2000 as the time-limits for the filing,
respectively, of a Memorial of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and a
Counter-Memorial of the Italian Republic,
Having regard to the preliminary objections to jurisdiction and
admissibility filed by Italy on 4 July 2000,
Having regard to the Order of 8 September 2000, whereby the Vice-President
of the Court, Acting President, fixed 5 April 2001 as the time-limit within
which the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia might present a [p 205] written
statement of its observations and submissions on the preliminary objections
made by the Italian Republic,
Having regard to the Order of 21 February 2001, whereby the Court, taking
account of the agreement of the Parties and of the circumstances of the
case, extended to 5 April 2002 the time-limit within which Yugoslavia might
present its written statement;
Whereas, by letter dated 8 February 2002, received in the Registry on the
same day by facsimile, the Agent of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
referred inter alia to "dramatic" and "ongoing" changes in Yugoslavia which
"have put the cas[e] ... in a quite different perspective", as well as to
the decision to be taken by the Court in another case involving Yugoslavia,
and requested the Court, for reasons stated in that letter, "for a stay of
proceedings or. . . for an extension by twelve months of the time period for
the submission of observations on the preliminary objections raised by . .
. Italy"; and whereas, on receipt of that letter, the Registrar transmitted
a copy thereof to the Agent of the Italian Republic;
Whereas, by letter dated 25 February 2002, received in the Registry on 8
March 2002, the Agent of the Italian Republic informed the Court that his
Government was not opposed to a stay of proceedings or, if a stay was not
possible, to an extension of the time-limit for the filing of the
observations and submissions of Yugoslavia on the preliminary objections of
Italy,
Taking account of the agreement of the Parties and of the circumstances of
the case.
Extends to 7 April 2003 the time-limit within which the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia may present a written statement of its observations and
submissions on the preliminary objections made by the Italian 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 twentieth day of March, two thousand and two,
in three copies, one of which will be placed in the archives of the Court
and the others transmitted to the Government of the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia and the Government of the Italian Republic, respectively.
(Signed) Shi Jiuyong,
Vice-President.
(Signed) Philippe Couvreur,
Registrar.
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