هرگونه ادعایی باید ظرف مدت شش ماه از تاریخ نخستین جلسه کمیسیونرها به آنان تسلیم شود، مگر در مواردی که دلایل تأخیر به گونهای ارائه گردد که مورد پذیرش و اقناع کمیسیونرها واقع شود؛ در چنین حالتی، مهلت تسلیم ادعا میتواند بنا بر تصمیم آنان تا حداکثر سه ماه دیگر تمدید گردد.
Every claim shall be presented to the commissioners within six months from the day of their first meeting, unless in any case where reasons for delay shall be established to the satisfaction of the commissioners, and then, and in any such case, the period for presenting the claim may be extended by them to any time not exceeding three months longer. The commissioners shall be bound to examine and decide upon every claim within two years from the day of their first meeting. It shall be competent for the commissioners to decide in each case whether any claim has or has not been duly made, preferred, and laid before them, either wholly or to any and what extent, according to the true intent and meaning of this treaty. Article XV.