SECTION 4

The application shall be filed in or sent to the registry of the competent court by the applicant or his agent duly authorized by the laws of each of the State Parties to represent him in court. It shall under pain of inadmissibility mention the following; 1) the names, profession and residence of the parties or, for corporate persons, their legal form, corporate name and registered office; 2) a clear indication of the amount claimed, with a breakdown of the different heads of the said claim, as well as the grounds upon which it is based. The petition shall be accompanied by the originals or certified true copies of the documents in support thereof. Where the petition is filed by a person not resident within the state of the competent court before which the matter is pending, it shall, subject to the same penalty, contain a choice of address for service within the jurisdiction of said court.