## ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND — ORDER No. 2017-1 (Recommencement of the Proceedings)

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### Context and procedural background
- The Administrative Tribunal of the International Monetary Fund issued Order No. 2016-1 (June 28, 2016) which:  
  - Declined to grant the Motion for Summary Dismissal; and  
  - Suspended time limits under the Rules of Procedure pursuant to Rule XXI, para. 2, until:  
    - (a) any appeal pending before the SRP Administration Committee in respect of Applicant’s pension payments was decided; and  
    - (b) Management rendered final decisions on any recommendations issued by the Grievance Committee in respect of Applicant’s fourteen grievances pending before it, or the Grievance Committee denied jurisdiction in respect of those grievances.
- The Tribunal was informed that:  
  - On June 17, 2017, the SRP Administration Committee denied Applicant’s pending appeal; and  
  - On September 9, 2016, and March 1, 2017, Fund Management accepted the Grievance Committee’s recommendations with respect to Applicant’s pending Grievances; other Grievances were earlier dismissed by the Grievance Committee on jurisdictional grounds.

### Tribunal decision and effect
- The Tribunal determined that the conditions set out in Order No. 2016-1 have been met and unanimously adopted the decision to recommence the proceedings.
- The recommenced proceedings are regulated by the following orders.

### Orders (key requirements and timelines)
- Revised Application filing requirement:  
  - Within three months of the date Applicant was notified of the SRP Administration Committee’s denial of his appeal, Applicant shall file with the Tribunal a Revised Application.  
  - The Revised Application shall comply with the requirements of Rule VII of the Tribunal’s Rules of Procedure (except as provided below at paragraph 3 of this Order) and shall take account of the developments in the channels of review since the filing of the Application of December 28, 2015.
- Subsequent procedural timetable:  
  - Following filing of the Revised Application, the recommenced proceedings shall proceed in accordance with the time limits and other requirements of Rules VIII – X of the Rules of Procedure, with one exception (see paragraph 3).
- Exception regarding documentary submissions:  
  - The parties shall not be required to duplicate documentation already provided to the Tribunal as part of their submissions filed prior to the issuance of Order No. 2016-1 insofar as reference is made to the earlier pleading and annex number.

### Signatories and formalities
- The Order was issued by the Administrative Tribunal of the International Monetary Fund and signed by:  
  - Catherine M. O’Regan, President (signed)  
  - Jan Paulsson, Judge  
  - Edith Brown Weiss, Judge  
  - Celia Goldman, Registrar (signed)  
- Location and date of the Order: Washington, D.C., July 24, 2017.

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