the preliminary objection and possible merits, reparations and costs in this case, under the terms of Article 26(1) of the Court’s Rules of Procedure. 7. To require the representatives and the Inter-American Commission to serve notice of this Order to the persons they have proposed and who have been summoned to render a statement, in accordance with Article 50(2) and 50(4) of the Rules of Procedure. 8. To inform the representatives and the Inter-American Commission that they must cover the costs incurred in providing or rendering the evidence proposed by them, pursuant to Article 60 of the Rules, without prejudice to the provisions of Considering paragraph 38 of this Order. Also, to require the representatives to submit to the Court the names of the two deponents whose affidavits shall be covered by the Assistance Fund, together with an estimate of the cost of formalizing each sworn statement in Guatemala and sending these, no later than April 16, 2013. 9. To require the representatives and the Inter-American Commission to inform the persons summoned to testify by the Court that, pursuant to Article 54 of the Rules, the Court shall bring to the State’s attention the cases in which the persons summoned to appear or testify before this Court fail to do so, or refuse to testify without legitimate cause or who, in the opinion of the Court, have violated their oath or solemn declaration, so that appropriate action may be taken under the relevant domestic legislation. 10. To inform the representatives, the State and the Inter-American Commission that, once the statements have been rendered at the public hearing, they may present before the Court their final oral arguments and final oral observations, respectively, regarding the preliminary objection and possible merits, reparations and costs in this case. 11. To require the Secretariat of the Court, in accordance with Article 55(3) of the Rules of Procedure, to provide the representatives, the State and the Inter-American Commission with a copy of the recording made of the public hearing on the preliminary objection and potential merits, reparations and costs in this case, as soon as possible. 12. To inform the representatives, the State and the Inter-American Commission that the time limit established for submitting their final written arguments and final written observations, respectively, regarding the preliminary objection and possible merits, reparations and costs expires on June 15, 2013. This term is non-renewable and is separate from the submission of the copy of the recording of the public hearing. 13. To order the Secretariat of the Court, pursuant to Article 4 of the Rules for the Operation of the Assistance Fund of the Court, to open a file on the costs, recording each of the expenditures made from the Victims’ Legal Assistance Fund. 14. To require the Secretariat of the Court to serve notice of this Order to the representatives of the alleged victims, the State and the Inter-American Commission. Diego García-Sayán President 16

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