Referral to the Advisory Committee on Disputes only concerns disputes at the Council of Europe and the Council of Europe’s Development Bank before the 1 January 2023, as the committee was abolished with the entry into force of the new Staff Regulations of the Council of Europe and the Development Bank.

Previously, the operation of the Advisory Committee on Disputes was governed by Article 59 of the former Staff Regulations of the CoE as well as Rule No. 1062 of 1 June 2001 establishing the Rules of Procedure of the Advisory Committee on Disputes.