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INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR SETTLEMENT OF INVESTMENT DISPUTES

Lotus Proje Akaryakıt Enerji Madencilik Telekominikasyon İnşaat
Sanayi Taah. Ve Tic. A.Ş.

v.

Turkmenistan

(ICSID Case No. ARB/24/13)

PROCEDURAL ORDER NO. 6

Members of the Tribunal
Ms. Meg Kinnear, President of the Tribunal
Ms. Lucy Greenwood, Arbitrator
Mr. John M. Townsend, Arbitrator

Secretary of the Tribunal
Mr. Govert Coppens

July 2, 2025

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  1. This Procedural Order addresses the Claimant’s proposed case schedule (received on June 9, 2025), the Respondent’s proposed case schedule (received on June 27, 2025), and a request from the Claimant to file its update on security for costs (“SFC”) by July 5, 2025 (received on July 1, 2025).
  2. The Tribunal has reviewed the Parties’ proposals on the case schedule and has taken their submissions into account. Attached to this Order is an updated schedule (Annex B – as of July 2, 2025) which will apply to the remainder of this case. This schedule comes into effect as of today’s date and replaces the prior Annex B in Procedural Order No. 1.
  3. The Tribunal agrees to the Claimant sending its update on progress in obtaining the SFC by July 5, 2025. The Tribunal wishes to reiterate that it will review the details provided concerning the security and will advise whether it is approved with all due expedition. Upon receipt of the Tribunal’s approval, the Claimant will have 30 days to implement the SFC, as explained in Procedural Order No. 5, paragraph 13.

ORDER

4. For the foregoing reasons, the Tribunal orders as follows:

  1. Revised Annex B, attached to this Order, shall be applicable as of today’s date; and
  2. The Claimant shall file its update on obtaining SFC by July 5, 2025.

On behalf of the Tribunal,

Signature

Ms. Meg Kinnear
President of the Tribunal
Date: July 2, 2025

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Annex B of Procedural Order No. 1

(updated as of July 2, 2025)

Event Date Interval (weeks)
Initial Pleadings
Claimant’s Memorial Monday 28 July 2025 As per Procedural Order No. 5, para. 10
Respondent’s Counter-Memorial on the Merits and Memorial on Jurisdiction Monday 12 January 2026 24 weeks from filing of Claimant’s Memorial
Document Disclosure
Parties’ Requests for Production of Documents Monday 26 January 2026 2 weeks from filing of the Counter-Memorial on Merits and Memorial on Jurisdiction
Parties’ Responses and/or Objections to Requests for Production of Documents Monday 9 February 2026 2 weeks from Parties’ Requests for Production of Documents
Parties’ Replies to Objections to Requests for Production of Documents Monday 16 February 2026 1 week from Parties’ Responses/ Objections to Requests for Production of Documents
Parties to Confer between themselves as to whether they can Resolve any Objections Wednesday 18 February 2026 2 days from Parties’ Replies to Objections to Requests for Production of Documents
Parties to file Request for Tribunal to Decide Outstanding Objections to production, if any Friday 20 February 2026 2 days from Party Conference to Resolve Objections to Production
Parties’ Production of Documents which are not subject to Objections Monday 9 March 2026 6 weeks from receiving the Requests for Production of Documents
Tribunal’s Decision on Objections to Requests for Production of Documents Friday 20 March 2026 4 weeks from submission of Request for Tribunal to Decide Outstanding Objections to Production of Documents

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Parties’ Production of Documents ordered by Tribunal Monday 30 March 2026 1 week from Tribunal’s Decision on Objections to Production of Documents
Midstream Case Management Conference between Parties and Tribunal Wednesday 1 April 2026 As needed – by remote transmission
Final Pleadings
Claimant’s Reply on the Merits and Counter-Memorial on Jurisdiction Monday 13 April 2026 13 weeks from Respondent’s Counter-Memorial on Merits and Memorial on Jurisdiction
Respondent’s Rejoinder on the Merits and Reply on Jurisdiction Monday 13 July 2026 13 weeks from Claimant’s Reply on the Merits and Counter-Memorial on Jurisdiction
Claimant’ s Rejoinder on Jurisdiction Monday 27 July 2026 2 weeks from Respondent’s Rejoinder on Merits and Reply on Jurisdiction
Pre-Hearing Steps
Parties to confirm which witnesses and experts they wish to examine; Parties to Advise Tribunal on Duration of Hearing Monday 3 August 2026 1 week from Claimant’s Rejoinder on Jurisdiction
Tribunal to indicate whether it wishes to examine any witnesses/experts not called for examination by the Parties Friday 7 August 2026 4 days from Parties’ confirmation re: witnesses and experts
Pre-Hearing Organizational Meeting Wednesday 12 August 2026 5.5 weeks before hearing
Hearing
Hearing on Jurisdiction and Merits Commencing 21 September 2026