SECTION 6 — Response to the Notice

Every respondent shall submit to the Secretary General, his Response to the Notice within forty five (45) days of receiving notification from the Secretary General, with proof that he has also sent a copy to the claimant. In the case above mentioned in Article 3.1 (2), the parties shall agree within the time limit of thirty (30) days provided in the said article . The Response shall contain: a) confirmation or not of his surnames, given names corporate name and address as given by the applicant, with election of residence for the proceedings; b) confirmation of the existence of an arbitration agreement between the parties that refers to the arbitration provided for at title IV of the Treaty for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa ; c) a brief summary of the dispute and the response of the respondent to the claim brought against him with a statement of the grounds and evidence upon which he will base his defence.. d) the response of the respondent as regards the issues raised in the request for arbitration in relation with items (d) and (e) of Article 5 above.