6 copy of the application by the 1st Applicants on the Respondent by registered post. The Respondent was informed of the registration of the 1st Application and, in accordance with Rule 35 (4) (a) of the Rules, was asked to communicate to the Court the names and addresses of its representatives within thirty (30) days and, in accordance with Rule 37 of the Rules, to respond to the Application within sixty (60) days. This Note Verbale was copied to the 1stApplicants’ representative, the Tanganyika Law Society. 10. In accordance with Rule 35 (3) of the Rules and by a letter dated 18 July 2011, the 1st Application was notified to the Executive Council of the African Union and State Parties to the Protocol through the Chairperson of the African Union Commission. 11. By a Note Verbale dated 19 August 2011 and received at the Registry of the Court on the same date, the Respondent communicated the names of its representatives. This list of representatives was copied to the Applicants. 12. The Respondent sent its Reply to the 1st Application by a Note Verbale dated 16 September 2011, which was received at the Registry of the Court on the same date. 13. By a Note Verbale dated 16 September 2011, the Registrar acknowledged receipt of the Respondent’s Response to the 1st Application.