Rule 34 Commencement of Proceedings 1. The Applicant shall file in the Court Registry, one (1) copy of the application containing a summary of the facts of the case and of the evidence intended to be adduced. The said application shall be signed by the Applicant or by his/her representative. The Registrar shall acknowledge receipt of the application. 2. Any application addressed to the Court shall give clear particulars of the Applicant and of the party or parties against whom such application has been brought. The application shall also contain the names and addresses of the persons designated as the Applicant’s representatives. 3. The application shall be written in one of the official languages of the Court, and the original forwarded to the Court Registry. 4. The application shall specify the alleged violation, evidence of exhaustion of local remedies or of the inordinate delay of such local remedies as well as the orders or the injunctions sought. All applications filed by individuals and Non-Governmental Organizations shall meet the other admissibility conditions as set out in article 56 of the Charter and Rule 40 of these Rules. 5. Any Applicant who on his/her own behalf or on behalf of the victim wishes to be granted reparation pursuant to article 27(1) of the Protocol shall include the request for the reparation in the application in accordance with sub-rule 4 above. The amount of the reparation and the evidence relating thereto may be submitted subsequently within the time limit set by the Court. 6. The Registrar shall effect service of the application on the other party by registered post together with a request to acknowledge receipt. 23