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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 Articles 44
and 45, paragraph 1, of the Rules of Court,
Having regard to the Application filed in the Registry of the Court on 12
August 2008, whereby Georgia instituted proceedings against the Russian
Federation for alleged violations of the International Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination,
Having regard to the request for the indication of provisional measures
submitted by Georgia on 14 August 2008, as amended on 25 August 2008, and to
the Order by which the Court indicated provisional measures on 15 October
2008;
Whereas, at a meeting held by the President of the Court with the Agents of
the Parties on 25 November 2008 pursuant to Article 31 of the Rules of
Court, H.E. Ms Tina Burjaliani, Agent of Georgia, and H.E. Mr. Kirill
Gevorgian, Agent of the Russian Federation, referred to an agreement between
the Parties with a view to requesting the Court to set a time-limit of nine
months for the preparation of a Memorial by the Applicant and a time-limit
of ten months for the preparation of a Counter-Memorial by the Respondent;
Taking account of the agreement of the Parties,
Fixes the following time-limits for the filing of the written pleadings:
2 September 2009 for the Memorial of Georgia;
2 July 2010 for the Counter-Memorial of the Russian Federation; and
Reserves the subsequent procedure for further decision.
Done in English and in French, the English text being authoritative, at the
Peace Palace, The Hague, this second day of December, two thousand and
eight, in three copies, one of which will be placed in the archives of the
Court and the others transmitted to the Government of Georgia and the
Government of the Russian Federation, respectively.
(Signed) Rosalyn HIGGINS,
President.
(Signed) Philippe COUVREUR,
Registrar.
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