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ECHR Protocol No. 16  
Protocol No. 16 to the Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

  1. A panel of five judges of the Grand Chamber shall decide whether to accept the request for an advisory opinion, having regard to Article 1. The panel shall give reasons for any refusal to accept the request.
  2. If the panel accepts the request, the Grand Chamber shall deliver the advisory opinion.
  3. The panel and the Grand Chamber, as referred to in the preceding paragraphs, shall include ex officio the judge elected in respect of the High Contracting Party to which the requesting court or tribunal pertains. If there is none or if that judge is unable to sit, a person chosen by the President of the Court from a list submitted in advance by that Party shall sit in the capacity of judge.
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