2.9 Costs

¹ The executive bodies may require the Parties Concerned to pay all or some of the costs of the proceedings or of any other specific expenditures such as costs for expert opinions and the processing of records, provided:

1. sanctions have been imposed; or
2. the Parties Concerned were responsible for those costs being incurred owing to a violation of procedural obligations.

² As a general rule, any costs for legal counsel or other such assistance are to be borne by the Parties Concerned.

³ If proceedings must be repeated, those parties to the proceedings which caused the repetition may be required to pay all or some of the costs of the proceedings, regardless of the outcome of those proceedings.