RTI Rotalin Gas Trading AG and Rotalin Gaz Trading S.R.L. v. Republic of Moldova (ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/22/4)

Inka HANEFELD (German) - Appointed by the Claimant(s)Jean Engelmayer KALICKI (U.S.) - Appointed by the Respondent(s) ; RTI Rotalin Gas Trading AG (Liechtenstein), Rotalin Gaz Trading S.R.L. (Moldovan) ; Composition of Tribunal ; December 2, 2022 ; Date of Constitution of Tribunal: ; August 3, 2022 ; English ; November 17, 2023 - The Tribunal issues a decision concerning provisional measures. ; Maxi SCHERER (German) - Appointed by the Parties ; Republic of Moldova (Moldovan) ; Wolf Theiss, Vienna, Austria & Bucharest, RomaniaSVL Legal, Chicago, U.S.A.Bivol Sotchi & Partners, Kishinev, Republic of MoldovaMinistry of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Kishinev, Republic of Moldova ; TR13809 ; RTI Rotalin Gas Trading AG and Rotalin Gaz Trading S.R.L. v. Republic of Moldova (ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/22/4) ; Oil, Gas & Mining ; ECT (Energy Charter Treaty) ; ICSID Additional Facility - Arbitration Rules ; Oil and gas enterprise ; August 3, 2022 ; The Secretary-General registers a request for the institution of arbitration proceedings.   ; October 7, 2022 ; Following appointment by the Claimants, Inka Hanefled (German) accepts her appointment as arbitrator. ; October 7, 2022 ; Following appointment by the Respondent, Jean Engelmayer Kalicki (U.S.) accepts her appointment as arbitrator. ; December 2, 2022 ; Following appointment by agreement of the parties, Maxi Scherer (German) accepts her appointment as presiding arbitrator. ; December 2, 2022 ; The Tribunal is constituted in accordance with Article 6(3) of the ICSID Arbitration (Additional Facility) Rules. Its members are: Maxi Scherer (German), President, appointment by agreement of the parties; Inka Hanefeld (German), appointment by the Claimants; and Jean Kalicki (U.S.), appointed by the Respondent.  ; January 30, 2023 ; The Tribunal holds a first session by video conference. ; February 28, 2023 ; The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 1 concerning procedural matters. ; June 7, 2023 ; The Claimants file a memorial on the merits. ; July 19, 2023 ; The Respondent files a request to address the objections to jurisdiction as a preliminary question. ; August 30, 2023 ; The Claimants file observations on the request to address the objections to jurisdiction as a preliminary question. ; October 5, 2023 ; The Claimants file a request for provisional measures. ; October 11, 2023 ; The Tribunal issues a decision concerning the Respondent’s request to address the objections to jurisdiction as a preliminary question; as a result, the objections to jurisdiction are joined to the merits of the dispute. ; October 16, 2023 ; The Respondent files observations on the Claimants’ request for provisional measures. ; October 23, 2023 ; The Claimants file a response to the Respondent’s observations of October 16, 2023. ; October 30, 2023 ; The Respondent files a response to the Claimants’ observations of October 23, 2023. ; November 17, 2023 ; The Tribunal issues a decision concerning provisional measures.