Order of 24 May 1968

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COUR INTERNATIONALE DE JUSTICE

RECUEIL DES ARRETS,
AVIS CONSULTATIFS ET ORDONNANCES

AFFAIRE DE LA BARCELONA
TRACTION, LIGHT AND POWER

COMPANY,LIMITED
(NOUVELLE REQUETE 1962)
(BELGIQUEc.ESPAGNE)

ORDONNANCEDU 24 MAI 1968

INTERNATIONAL COUROF JUSTICE

REPORTS OF JUDGMENTS,
ADVISORY OPINIONS AND ORDERS

CASE CONCERNING

THE BARCELONATRACTION, LIGHT
AND POWER COMPANY, LIMITED

(NEW APPLICATION: 1962)
(BELGIUM v. SPAIN)

ORDER OF 24 MAY 1968 Modeofficieldecitation:
BarcelonaTraction,LightandPowerCompany,Limited,
ordonnandu24mai 1968,C.I.J. Recueil1968,p. 13.

Osciacitat:on
BaOrderof 24 May 1968,I.C.J. Reports 1968,p. 13.

,: 322 1
Salesnumber INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

YEAR 1968
1968
24 May 1968 GeneralList:
No.50

CASE CONCERNING
THE BARCELONATRACTION, LIGHT

AND POWER COMPANY, LIMITED

(NEW APPLICATION : 1962)
(BELGIUM v. SPAIN)

ORDER

Presetit: President BUSTAMYERIVERO;Vice-President KORETSKY;
Judges Sir Gerald FITZMAURICE, NAKAJ,ESSUP,MORELLI,
PADILLA NERVO,GROS,AMMOUN B,ENGZON,PETRÉNL, ACHS,
ONYEAMA R;egistrar AQUARONE.

The International Court of Justice,

Composed as above,
After deliberation,

Having regard to Article48 ofthe Statute ofthe Court and to Article 37
of theules of Court,
Having regard to the Order of 15September 1967extendingto 31May
1968the time-limit for the filingof ther of the Government of
Spain, Makes thefollowingOrder:

Whereas,by a letter dated 10May 1968,the Agent forthe Government
of Spain, for the reasons therein set out, requested the Court to extend
by one month the time-limitfor the filingof the Rejoinder;

Whereas,on 10May 1968,a certifiedtrue copy of the afore-mentioned
letter was transmitted to the Agent for the Government of Belgiumwho
was asked to make known the viewsof that Government on the request;
Whereas, by a letter dated 17 May 1968,the Agent for the Govern-
ment of Belgiumstated that that Government had no objection to the
request for extension;

Although noting with regret that the time-limitsoriginallyfixedby the
Court for the filing of the pleadings have not been observed, whereby
the written proceedingshave been considerablyprolonged,

Neverthelessextends to 1July 1968the time-limit for the filingof the

Rejoinder of the Government of Spain.

Done in French and in English, the French text being authoritative,
at the Peace Palace, The Hague, this twenty-fourth day of May, one
thousand nine hundred and sixty-eight, in three copies, one of which
will beplaced in the archives of the Court and the others transmitted to
the Government of Belgium and to the Government of Spain, respec
tively.

(Signed) J.L.BUSTAMAN T ,
President.

(Signed) S. AQUARONE,
Registrar.

Bilingual Content

COUR INTERNATIONALE DE JUSTICE

RECUEIL DES ARRETS,
AVIS CONSULTATIFS ET ORDONNANCES

AFFAIRE DE LA BARCELONA
TRACTION, LIGHT AND POWER

COMPANY,LIMITED
(NOUVELLE REQUETE 1962)
(BELGIQUEc.ESPAGNE)

ORDONNANCEDU 24 MAI 1968

INTERNATIONAL COUROF JUSTICE

REPORTS OF JUDGMENTS,
ADVISORY OPINIONS AND ORDERS

CASE CONCERNING

THE BARCELONATRACTION, LIGHT
AND POWER COMPANY, LIMITED

(NEW APPLICATION: 1962)
(BELGIUM v. SPAIN)

ORDER OF 24 MAY 1968 Modeofficieldecitation:
BarcelonaTraction,LightandPowerCompany,Limited,
ordonnandu24mai 1968,C.I.J. Recueil1968,p. 13.

Osciacitat:on
BaOrderof 24 May 1968,I.C.J. Reports 1968,p. 13.

,: 322 1
Salesnumber COUR INTERNATIONALE DE JUSTICE

ANNÉE 1968
A968
24mai
Rôlegénéral 24 mai1968
no50

AFFAIRE DE LA BARCELONA

TRACTION, LIGHT AND POWER

COMPANY,LIMITED

(NOUVELLE REQUÊTE: 1962)
(BELGIQUE c. ESPAGNE)

ORDONNANCE

Présents:M. BUSTAMANTYERIVEROP,résident;M. KORETSKYV,ice-

Président;sir Gerald FITZMAURME, . TANAKAJ,ESSUP,
MORELLP I,ADILLNERVOG, ROS,MMOUN B,ENGZONP,ETRÉN,
LACHSO , NYEAMAJ,ges; M. AQUARONE,rcfJier.

La Cour internationale de Justice,
Ainsi composée,

Aprèsdélibéren chambre du conseil,
Vu l'article 48 du Statut de la Cour et l'article 37 du Règlementde la
Cour,
Vu l'ordonnance du 15 septembre 1967reportant au 31 mai 1968la
date d'expiration du délaipour le dépôt dela duplique du Gouverne-

ment espagnol, INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

YEAR 1968
1968
24 May 1968 GeneralList:
No.50

CASE CONCERNING
THE BARCELONATRACTION, LIGHT

AND POWER COMPANY, LIMITED

(NEW APPLICATION : 1962)
(BELGIUM v. SPAIN)

ORDER

Presetit: President BUSTAMYERIVERO;Vice-President KORETSKY;
Judges Sir Gerald FITZMAURICE, NAKAJ,ESSUP,MORELLI,
PADILLA NERVO,GROS,AMMOUN B,ENGZON,PETRÉNL, ACHS,
ONYEAMA R;egistrar AQUARONE.

The International Court of Justice,

Composed as above,
After deliberation,

Having regard to Article48 ofthe Statute ofthe Court and to Article 37
of theules of Court,
Having regard to the Order of 15September 1967extendingto 31May
1968the time-limit for the filingof ther of the Government of
Spain, Rend l'ordonnancs euivante:
Considérant que, par lettre du10mai 1968,l'agent du Gouvernement
espagnol a, pour les raisons par lui indiquées, demandéà la Cour de

reporter d'un mois la date d'expiration du délaipour le dépôt dela
duplique ;
Considérant quele 10 mai 1968 copie certifiéeconforme de ladite
lettre a été communiquée à l'agent du Gouvernement belge, qui a été
invitéà faire connaître les vues de son gouvernemenà cet égard;
Considérant que, par lettredu 17mai 1968,l'agent du Gouvernement
belgea fait connaître que son gouvernement ne voyait pas d'objection

l'égardde la demande de prorogation;
Constatant avec regret que les délaisinitialement fixés parla Cour
pour le dépôtdes piècesde la procédure écrite n'ont pas étobservéset
que cette procédurea été par là considérablementallongée,

LACOUR

Reporte néanmoinsau ler juillet 1968la date d'expiration du délai
fixépour le dépôt dela duplique du Gouvernement espagnol.

Fait en français et en anglais, le texte français faisant foi, au palais de
la Paix,à La Haye, le vingt-quatre mai mil neuf cent soixante-huit, en
trois exemplaires, dont l'un restera déposé aux archives dla Cour et
dont les autres seront transmis respectivement au Gouvernement belge
et au Gouvernement espagnol.

Le Président,
(Signé) J. L. BUSTAMANR T.

Le Greffier,
(Signé')S. AQUARONE. Makes thefollowingOrder:

Whereas,by a letter dated 10May 1968,the Agent forthe Government
of Spain, for the reasons therein set out, requested the Court to extend
by one month the time-limitfor the filingof the Rejoinder;

Whereas,on 10May 1968,a certifiedtrue copy of the afore-mentioned
letter was transmitted to the Agent for the Government of Belgiumwho
was asked to make known the viewsof that Government on the request;
Whereas, by a letter dated 17 May 1968,the Agent for the Govern-
ment of Belgiumstated that that Government had no objection to the
request for extension;

Although noting with regret that the time-limitsoriginallyfixedby the
Court for the filing of the pleadings have not been observed, whereby
the written proceedingshave been considerablyprolonged,

Neverthelessextends to 1July 1968the time-limit for the filingof the

Rejoinder of the Government of Spain.

Done in French and in English, the French text being authoritative,
at the Peace Palace, The Hague, this twenty-fourth day of May, one
thousand nine hundred and sixty-eight, in three copies, one of which
will beplaced in the archives of the Court and the others transmitted to
the Government of Belgium and to the Government of Spain, respec
tively.

(Signed) J.L.BUSTAMAN T ,
President.

(Signed) S. AQUARONE,
Registrar.

ICJ document subtitle

Extension of time-limit: Rejoinder

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Document Long Title

Order of 24 May 1968

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