Constitution of conciliation commission The conciliation commission shall, unless the parties otherwise agree, be constituted as follows:
(a) Subject to subparagraph (g), the conciliation commission shall consist of five members.
(b) The party instituting the proceedings shall appoint two conciliators to be chosen preferably from the list referred to in article ۲ of this Annex, one of whom may be its national, unless the parties otherwise agree. Such appointments shall be included in the notification referred to in article ۱ of this Annex.
(c) The other party to the dispute shall appoint two conciliators in the manner set forth in subparagraph (b) within ۲۱ days of receipt of the notification referred to in article ۱ of this Annex. If the appointments are not made within that period, the party instituting the proceedings may, within one week of the expiration of that period, either terminate the proceedings by notification addressed to the other party or request the Secretary-General of the United Nations to make the appointments in accordance with subparagraph (e).
(d) Within ۳۰ days after all four conciliators have been appointed, they shall appoint a fifth conciliator chosen from the list referred to in article ۲ of this Annex, who shall be chairman. If the appointment is not made within that period, either party may, within one week of the expiration of that period, request the Secretary-General of the United Nations to make the appointment in accordance with subparagraph (e).
(e) Within ۳۰ days of the receipt of a request under subparagraph (c) or (d), the Secretary-General of the United Nations shall make the necessary appointments from the list referred to in article ۲ of this Annex in consultation with the parties to the dispute.
(f) Any vacancy shall be filled in the manner prescribed for the initial appointment.
(g) Two or more parties which determine by agreement that they are in the same interest shall appoint two conciliators jointly. Where two or more parties have separate interests or there is a disagreement as to whether they are of the same interest, they shall appoint conciliators separately.
(h) In disputes involving more than two parties having separate interests, or where there is disagreement as to whether they are of the same interest, the parties shall apply subparagraphs (a) to (f) in so far as possible.