3. On 19 June 2017, APDH filed its observations which were transmitted to the Republic of Cote d'ivoire by a notice of the same date. 4. At its 46th Ordinary Session held from 4 to 22 September 2017, the Court, pursuant to Rule 59(1) of the Rules decided to close the written procedure. 5. The Court did not deem it necessary to hold a public hearing. II. APPLICATION FOR INTERPRETATION 6. As stated above, the instant Application for Interpretation concerns the Court's Judgment of 18 November 2016 in the Matter of APDH v. Republic of Cote d'/voire (Application 001/2014), the operative provisions of which read as follows: "THE COURT, 5) Rules that the Respondent State has violated its obligation to establish an independent and impartial electoral body as provided under Article 17 of the African Charter on Democracy and Article 3 of the ECOWAS Democracy Protocol, and consequently, also violated its obligation to protect the right of the citizens to participate freely in the management of the public affairs of their country guaranteed by Article 13 (1) and (2) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights; 6) Rules that the Respondent State has violated its obligation to protect the right to equal protection of the law guaranteed by Article 10 (3) of the African Charter on Democracy, Article 3 (2) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights and Article 26 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; 7) Orders the Respondent State to amend Law No. 2014-335 of 18 June 2014 on the Independent Electoral Commission to make it compliant with the aforementioned instruments to which it is a Party; 8) Orders the Respondent State to submit to it a report on the implementation of this decision within a reasonable time which, in any case, should not exceed one j from the date of publication of h' Judgment" (, 2 ~ 1 JJG?-/ yea~ J CJ2~~c{/ J -r ~