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196 NEWSLETTER 2016 produced to the other parties, and if the arbitral tribunal so orders, to the tribunal, itself. Document Production Requests from Third Parties Pursuant to Art. 3.9 of the Rules, in the event that the document production request should be directed to a person or organization who is not a party to the arbitration, the relevant party may ask the arbi- tral tribunal to take whatever steps are legally available to obtain the requested documents, or may seek leave from the arbitral tribunal to take these steps, itself. The arbitral tribunal shall take, or authorize the requesting party to take, the steps that the arbitral tribunal considers to be appropriate, in its discretion. It should be noted that this request shall fulfill the criteria applied for document production requests ana- lyzed, above. Conclusion Document production requests are of great importance in arbitra- tion proceedings. In the event that the documents on which the party wishes to rely are in the possession, or in the custody of the opposing party, these documents may be obtained through document production requests. Considering their importance, document production requests shall be addressed attentively, in line with the provisions of the IBA Rules, and the provisions that provide a guideline on this issue shall be carefully reviewed, in order not to encounter any problems during arbitration proceedings.