On 9 November 2001, a Request for the prescription of provisional measures, pending the constitution of the arbitral tribunal provided for in Annex VII to the Convention, was filed with the Registry of the Tribunal by Ireland, pursuant to article 290, paragraph 5, of the Convention concerning the “dispute” between Ireland and the United Kingdom “concerning the MOX plant, international movements of radioactive materials, and the protection of the marine environment of the Irish Sea”. A copy of a document dated 25 October 2001 instituting arbitral proceedings against the United Kingdom was appended to the Request. Ireland’s Request was entered in the List of cases as Case No. 10.
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