upon the third arbitrator within the period, the Appointing Authority shall, at the request of the Licensed Operator, make such appointment. If the operator fails to appoint an arbitrator on its part, the application for arbitration shall be deemed null and void. (c) The application for referring the dispute to the Arbitration Panel may be submitted by more than one Licensed Operator, provided that the subject matter of the dispute is one and the same. The arbitration applicants shall agree upon choosing one arbitrator in the Arbitration Panel. They may request that such arbitrator be appointed by the Appointing Authority. ARTICLE 69 IMPARTIALITY AND INDEPENDENCE OF THE ARBITRATION PANEL Arbitration Panel members shall be impartial and independent. A selected member shall, prior to the approval of his appointment, disclose to the Appointing Authority any circumstance likely to give rise to any matters or doubts as to the member’s impartiality or independence. ARTICLE 70 PUBLICATION OF THE DECISIONS OF THE ARBITRATION PANEL The Authority shall publish the decisions issued by the Arbitration Panel in such way as it deems appropriate. ARTICLE 71 FINALITY OF THE DECISIONS OF THE ARBITRATION PANEL Decisions issued by the Arbitration Panel are considered final and binding. The original copy of the decision that determines the subject-matter of the dispute shall only be submitted to the Clerks' Office of the court that has jurisdiction to consider the claim within three days following the issue of such decision. The court clerk shall prepare a summary report on such deposit and a copy thereof shall be served on each of the two parties to the dispute. Any concerned party may file an action to nullify the decision issued by the Arbitration Panel before the court that has jurisdiction to consider the dispute, in the circumstances and in accordance with the procedures provided for in Article 243 of the Civil and Commercial Procedural Law. Unless the court orders otherwise, the filing of a legal action to nullify such decision shall not result in a stay of the execution of the decision. -49Translation dated 12 April 2009 This is an unofficial translation of the Law. It is provided for information purposes only. Reliance may only be placed upon the official Arabic version of the Law published in the Official Gazette of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Any comments on this translation will be gratefully received by the Authority. Please email any comments to: contact@tra.org.bh

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