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The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in support of the European Commission, is inviting applications from individuals interested in serving in the arbitration panel and/or as part of the trade and sustainable development expert panel in bilateral disputes under EU trade agreements.
Closing date: 15 February 2021
Updated note: Following the signature of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) between the EU and the UK on 30 December 2020, the Commission considers it appropriate to extend the deadline for applications under the existing call for candidates.
The deadline for receipt of applications has been extended to 15 February 2021. The Commission draws the attention of potential candidates to the specific requirements for arbitrators set out in Article INST.16 [Requirements for arbitrators] of the TCA as well as to the scope of economic areas of cooperation that may be subject to dispute settlement, as set out in Article INST.10 [Scope], which includes areas such as fisheries, road transport, aviation and social security coordination.
Please note that, applications already received by the Commission or Member States’ designated contact points, since the launch of the call on 18 December 2020 will also be considered for the TCA rosters, provided the nationality requirements have been met. Therefore, candidates that have applied already do not need to re-apply.
