Common use of Written Submissions Clause in Contracts

Written Submissions. 12. The USA filed its initial written submission on 25 October 2023 (“USA IWS”). 13. Mexico filed its initial written submission on 15 January 2024 (“MEX IWS”). 14. Canada filed its third Party written submission on 15 March 2024. 15. The USA filed its rebuttal submission on 2 April 2024 (“USA Rebuttal”). 16. Mexico filed its rebuttal submission on 28 May 2024 (“MEX Rebuttal”), accompanied by four expert reports. 17. The procedural deadlines in this case were calculated in light of the Rules of Procedure for Chapter 31 (Dispute Settlement) (the “RoP”), which regulate the suspension of certain time periods as necessary to complete required translations.9 The length of each submission and the extensive number of annexes filed in this case inevitably impacted the procedural timetable. Adjustments to procedural deadlines were discussed and agreed with the Parties, resulting in an agreed timetable issued on 11 April 2024, which contained “estimates” for the subsequent stages of the proceedings. 18. Both Parties presented confidential information in their submissions. The Panel endeavored to avoid referring to confidential information and requested the Parties to indicate if any parts of this Report should be marked as confidential.