THE HAGUE, 18 FEBRUARY 2015

Filing of Supplemental Submissions by the Netherlands; Hearing held in Vienna 

On 28 November 2014, pursuant to Section 2.1.4.1 of Procedural Order No. 2, the Arbitral Tribunal posed to the Netherlands a series of questions related to the contents of the Netherlands’ Memorial. Pursuant to Section 2.1.4.2 of Procedural Order No. 2, the Netherlands was required to file its “supplemental submission in reply to the questions posed by the Arbitral Tribunal within 45 days from the issuance of the Tribunal’s questions”, i.e., by 12 January 2015.

On 12 January 2015, the Netherlands filed its Second Supplemental Written Pleadings and accompanying documents containing its replies to the Arbitral Tribunal’s questions of 28 November 2014 (“Supplemental Submissions”).

On 13 January 2015, pursuant to Section 2.1.4.3 of Procedural Order No. 2, the Arbitral Tribunal invited Russia to indicate within 15 days whether it intended to submit any comments on the Supplemental Submissions. The Arbitral Tribunal indicated that if Russia chose to submit comments, it would have 30 days from the date of its indication of intention to do so.

On 23 January 2015, the Arbitral Tribunal provisionally scheduled a hearing for 10 and 11 February 2015, subject to modification in the event of an indication from Russia by 27 January 2015 of an intention to submit comments on the Supplemental Submissions, or otherwise participate in the arbitration. As Russia did not indicate by 27 January 2015 an intention to submit comments on the Supplemental Submissions, or otherwise participate in the arbitration, the Arbitral Tribunal confirmed that a hearing would be held as provisionally scheduled.