(a) Original Proceeding

• Claimant(s)/Nationality(ies): (i)
  Lanco International, Inc. (U.S.)
• Respondent(s):
  Argentine Republic (Argentine)
• Date Registered:
  October 14, 1997
• Date of Constitution of Tribunal:
  March 19, 1998

Composition of Tribunal

• President:
  Bernardo M. CREMADES (Spanish) - Appointed by the Secretary-General
• Arbitrators:
  Guillermo AGUILAR-ALVAREZ (Mexican) - Appointed by the Claimant(s)
  Luiz Olavo BAPTISTA (Brazilian) - Appointed by the Respondent(s)

Party Representatives

• Claimant(s):
  Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
• Respondent(s):
  Secretariat of International Economic Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Language(s) of Proceeding:
  English,Spanish
• Status of Proceeding:
  Concluded
• Outcome of Proceeding:
  Proceeding discontinued at the request of the Claimant (Order taking note of the discontinuance issued by the Tribunal on October 17, 2000 pursuant to Arbitration Rule 44).