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Annex B: Procedural Timetable (Updated 4 September 2024)

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Step Parties / Tribunal Days Date
1. Procedural Order No. 1 Tribunal 23 August 2023
2. Memorial Claimant 90 21 November 2023
Decision on bifurcation Tribunal 26 April 2024
3. Counter-Memorial on the Merits and Memorial on Jurisdiction Respondent 80 15 July 2024
4. Parties' respective Requests to Produce Documents Parties 35 19 August 2024
5. Objections to Requests to Produce Documents Parties 30 18 September 2024
6. Deadline for applications for leave to submit amicus curiae submissions, if any, attaching the proposed submission Third-parties 102 (from step 3) 25 September 2024
7. Replies to objections to Requests to Produce Documents Parties 30 (from step 5) 18 October 2024
8. Observations on applications for leave to submit amicus curiae submissions Parties 30 (from step 6) 25 October 2024
9. Decision by the Tribunal on Requests to Produce Documents Tribunal 14 1 November 2024
10 Decision on applications for leave to submit amicus curiae submissions Tribunal 27 (from step 8) 21 November 2024
11 Production of Documents (both non-contested and as ordered by the Tribunal) Parties 35 (from step 9) 6 December 2024
12 Reply on the Merits and Counter-Memorial on Jurisdiction Claimant 90 6 March 2025
13 Rejoinder on the Merits and Reply on Jurisdiction Respondent 90 4 June 2025
14 Rejoinder on Jurisdiction Claimant 61 4 August 2025
15 NAFTA Article 1128 Submissions by non-disputing NAFTA Parties, if any Non-disputing NAFTA Parties 30 3 September 2025
16 Disputing Parties' Submissions, if any, on NAFTA Article 1128 Submissions Parties 30 3 October 2025
17 List of witnesses and experts to be cross-examined during the hearing Parties At least 4 weeks before the dates for Hearing 7 October 2025
18 Request for leave to present witnesses/experts not called by the other Party. Parties Within 48 hours of step 17 9 October 2025
19 Indication of witnesses/experts called by the Tribunal and Tribunal's ruling on Parties' requests for leave to present witnesses/experts not called by the other Party. Tribunal Within 2 weeks of step 18 23 October 2025
20 Pre-hearing organizational teleconference/videoconference All At least 4 weeks before the dates for Hearing 4 November 2025
21 Hearing All 2 to 12 December 2025 [with 1 or 2 days in reserve]
22 Post-Hearing Briefs Parties TBC TBC
23 Cost submissions Parties TBC TBC