I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND 

1. On 14 July 2015 in accordance with Procedural Order No. 15 as amended on 11 June 2015, the President of the Tribunal and the Parties held a pre-hearing telephone conference to discuss the organization of the Hearing on Document Authenticity (the “Hearing”). On 13 July 2015, the Centre informed the Parties that with the agreement of the co-arbitrators, the President of the Tribunal would conduct the telephone conference alone, it being understood that any disputed matters would be referred to the full Tribunal for decision. Claimants and Respondent agreed to this conduct of the pre-hearing telephone conference. 

2. The following persons attended the conference call: 

Tribunal 

Professor Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler, President of the Tribunal