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DIS UNCITRAL

DIS UNCITRAL  
UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules administered by DIS (2012)

  1. The party or parties initiating recourse to arbitration (hereinafter called the “claimant”) shall communicate to the DIS Secretariat a notice of arbitration.
  2. Arbitral proceedings shall be deemed to commence on the date on which the notice of arbitration is received by the DIS Secretariat.
  3. The notice of arbitration shall include the following:
(a) A demand that the dispute be referred to arbitration;
(b) The names and contact details of the parties;
(c) Identification of the arbitration agreement that is invoked;
(d) Identification of any contract or other legal instrument out of or in relation to which the dispute arises or, in the absence of such contract or instrument, a brief description of the relevant relationship;
(e) A brief description of the claim and an indication of the amount involved, if any;
(f) The relief or remedy sought;
(g) A proposal as to the number of arbitrators, language and place of arbitration, if the parties have not previously agreed thereon.
  1. The notice of arbitration may also include:
(a) A proposal for the appointment of a sole arbitrator referred to in article 8, paragraph 1;
(b) Notification of the appointment of an arbitrator referred to in articles 9 or 10.
  1. The constitution of the arbitral tribunal shall not be hindered by any controversy with respect to the sufficiency of the notice of arbitration, which shall be finally resolved by the arbitral tribunal.
  2. Upon communicating the notice of arbitration, the claimant shall pay to the DIS the administrative fee as well as a provisional advance on the arbitrators’ costs in accordance with article 41 paragraph 4 and Annex III in force on the date of receipt of the notice of arbitration by the DIS Secretariat. The DIS Secretariat invoices the claimant for the DIS administrative fee and the provisional advance and, if payment has not already been made, sets a time-limit for payment. If payment is not effected within the time-limit, which may be subject to reasonable extension, the proceedings are terminated without prejudice to the claimant’s right to reintroduce the same claim.
  3. The DIS Secretariat communicates the notice of arbitration to the other party or parties (hereinafter called the “respondent”) without undue delay. The DIS Secretariat may make delivery of the notice of arbitration contingent on having received the number of copies of the notice of arbitration and attachments required pursuant to article 2 paragraph 7 as well as payment required pursuant to paragraph 6 of this article.
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