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1.29. Oral Testimony: The Parties adduced <strong>the</strong> following oral testimony at <strong>the</strong> Hearing:<br />
for <strong>the</strong> Respondent: Mr Parada [D2.284x, D2.298xx, D2.400xxx and D2.515xxxx];<br />
and for <strong>the</strong> Claimant: Mr Shrake [D2.420x, D2.432xx, D2.510xxx and D2.532xxxx].<br />
(Here and below, “x” denotes direct examination, “xx” cross-examination, “xxx” redirect<br />
examination and “xxxx” re-cross-examination).<br />
1.30. Post-Hearing Submissions: Pursuant to <strong>the</strong> Tribunal‟s procedural orders regarding<br />
post-hearing written submissions, on 10 June 2011, <strong>the</strong> Respondent and <strong>the</strong> Claimant<br />
respectively submitted <strong>the</strong>ir final submissions (toge<strong>the</strong>r with submissions on<br />
costs); and, on 24 June 2011, <strong>the</strong> Respondent and <strong>the</strong> Claimant respectively submitted<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir reply submissions on costs.<br />
E: Non-Disputing Party Written Submissions<br />
1.31. Costa Rica: Under cover of a letter dated 13 May 2011 from <strong>the</strong> Ministry of Foreign<br />
Trade (“Comex”), Costa Rica submitted a Non-Party Submission pursuant to<br />
CAFTA Article 10.20.2 signed by Mr Federico Valerio de Ford, Ms Mónica C.<br />
Fernández Fonseca and Mr Luis Adolfo Fernández, relating to (i) denial of benefits<br />
<strong>under</strong> CAFTA Article 10.12.2 and (ii) <strong>the</strong> definition in CAFTA of an “investor” and<br />
a “national” (For ease of reference, here described as “<strong>the</strong> Costa Rica Submission”).<br />
1.32. USA: By an email message dated 20 May 2011 from <strong>the</strong> US Department of State,<br />
<strong>the</strong> United States of America submitted a Non-Party Submission pursuant to<br />
CAFTA Article 10.20.2 signed by Mr Jeffrey D. Kovar, Ms Lisa J. Grosh, Mr Mark<br />
E. Feldman and Ms Alicia Cate, relating to denial of benefits <strong>under</strong> CAFTA Article<br />
10.12.2. (For ease of reference, here described as “<strong>the</strong> USA Submission”).<br />
F: Amicus Curiae<br />
1.33. Pursuant to CAFTA Article 10.20.3, Article 37(2) of <strong>the</strong> ICSID Arbitration Rules<br />
and <strong>the</strong> Tribunal‟s Procedural Order dated 23 March 2011, eight member organizations<br />
of La Mesa Frente a la Minería Metálica de El Salvador (The El Salvador National<br />
Roundtable on Mining) submitted a written submission dated 20 May 2011<br />
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