(1) The Tribunal shall have the power to rule on its jurisdiction and competence. For the purposes of this Rule, an agreement providing for arbitration pursuant to the ICSID Additional Facility Rules shall be severable from the other terms of the contract in which it may have been included.
(2) A party may file a preliminary objection that the dispute or any ancillary claim is not within the jurisdiction or competence of the Tribunal ( "preliminary objection" ).
(3) A party shall notify the Tribunal and the other party of its intent to file a preliminary objection as soon as possible.
(4) The Tribunal may at any time on its own initiative consider whether a dispute or an ancillary claim is within its jurisdiction or competence.
(5) The Tribunal may address a preliminary objection in a separate phase of the proceeding or join the objection to the merits. It may do so upon request of a party pursuant to