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COUR PERMANENTE D'ARBITRAGE

PERMANENT COURT OF ARBITRATION


IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION BEFORE A TRIBUNAL CONSTITUTED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH

THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
AND THE CABINET OF MINISTERS OF UKRAINE ON THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND
MUTUAL PROTECTION OF INVESTMENTS DATED 27 NOVEMBER 1998

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THE ARBITRATION RULES OF THE UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON
INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW, 1976

PCA CASE NO. 2015-21

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JSC CB PRIVATBANK

The Claimant

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THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

The Respondent


PROCEDURAL ORDER NO. 18


The Arbitral Tribunal
Professor Pierre-Marie Dupuy (Presiding Arbitrator)
Sir Daniel Bethlehem QC
Dr. Václav Mikulka

Registry
Permanent Court of Arbitration

20 July 2021

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1. Procedural Background

1.1 [Redacted]
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2. The Tribunal's Directions

2.1 Paragraph 3.9 of Procedural Order No. 1 provides:

To avoid future conflicts of interest after the appointment of members of the Tribunal, any proposed additions to or changes in the representatives of the Parties shall be communicated to the Tribunal and shall only take effect if the Tribunal does not object for reasons of conflict of interest.

2.2 In accordance with Paragraph 3.9 of Procedural Order No. 1, the Tribunal hereby confirms that it does not object to the change in the Respondent's duly-appointed representative. Each member of the Tribunal confirms that he remains impartial and independent of the Parties, and that he has disclosed, to the best of his knowledge, all circumstances likely to give rise to justifiable doubts as to his impartiality or independence and that he will promptly disclose any such circumstances that may arise in the future.

2.3 Accordingly, as of today and as requested by the Respondent, any future correspondence in this matter addressed to it shall be sent to the following addresses:

Mr. Mikhail Vinogradov
Director General
General Department of International Legal Cooperation
Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation
Bolshaya Dmitrovka, 15a GSP-3
125993 Moscow
Russian Federation
Phone: [Redacted]
E-mail: [Redacted]

Mr. Andrey Kondakov
Mr. Sergey Morozov
Mr. Konstantin Ksenofontov
International Centre for Legal Protection
Krasnopresnenskaya Nab. 12
123610 Moscow
Russian Federation
E-mail: [Redacted]

Ms. Marielle Koppenol-Laforce
Mr. Dirk Knottenbelt
Mr. Remme Verkerk
Mr. Glenn Hoek

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Mr. Matthew Brown
Houthoff
Weena 355
3013AL Rotterdam
The Netherlands
Tel: [Redacted]
Fax: [Redacted]
E-mails: [Redacted]
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Mr. Baiju Vasani
Mr. Andrey Gorlenko
Ms. Valeria Grebenkova
Ms. Olivia Kaye
Ms. Anastasia Medvedskaya
Ms. Anna Avdulova
Mr. James Dingley
Ivanyan & Partners
Kadashevskaya Nab., 14/3
119017 Moscow
Russian Federation
Tel: [Redacted]
Fax: [Redacted]
E-mails: [Redacted]
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2.4 Paragraph 1 of Procedural Order No. 1 is amended accordingly.

Date: 20 July 2021

Place of Arbitration: The Hague, the Netherlands

Signature

On behalf of the Tribunal
Professor Pierre-Marie Dupuy
(Presiding Arbitrator)