A. PARTIES’ POST-HEARING BRIEFS AND DOCUMENTS ON COSTS

1. On 9 April 2013, at the end of the hearing, the Tribunal requested that the Parties submit post-hearing briefs within a reasonable period of time. The Tribunal indicated that these documents should be limited to a written version of their Closing Statements as a final submission. The Parties agreed on a maximum of 60 pages in length for the post-hearing briefs. Additionally, the Tribunal requested that the Parties submit their respective statements of costs.1

2. The Claimants suggested a deadline of one month for the submission of the abovementioned briefs, whereas the Respondent proposed a deadline of two months due to other commitments of the Attorney General’s team, as well as the revision process that the documents are required to go through in the Plurinational State of Bolivia prior to their submission. 2

3. Taking into account the above comments made by the Parties, the Tribunal decided to grant the Parties 45 days for the joint submission of both their post-hearing briefs and statements of costs.3