Gabčíkovo-Nagymaros Project (Hungary/Slovakia) - Sittings of the Court on 3 March 1997 - Solemn declaration by two new Members of the Court

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No. 97/3
17 February 1997

Case concerning Gabëikov0:Nagymaros Project
ffiungary/Siovakia)

• Yisiby the Court to the site of the Gabéikovo-Nagymaros
hydro-electric dprnject

The Hague, Il February 1997. In 1995 the Agent of Slovakia asked the Court, by letter, to
visit the sitethe Gabcikovo-Nagymaros hydro-electric dam project on the river Danube with
regard to the obtainingidence in the ahove case. The Agent of Hungary thereupon infonned
theCourt that his country would be pleased to co-operate in organizing such a visit.

In November 1995, in Budapest and New York, the two Parties then signed a "Protocol of
Agreement" on the proposai of a visit by the Court, which, after dates bad been fixed with the
approvalof the Court, was supplemented by Agreed Minutes on 3 February 1997.

By an Order of 5 February 1997 the Court decided to "exercise its fonctions with regard to
the obtaining evidence by visiting a place otowhich the case relates" (cf. Art. 66 of
the Rules of Court) and to "adopt to that end the arrangements proposed by the Parties".
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