Contents

Chapter I General Provisions¡¡

Article 1
¡¡¡¡¡¡This Law is formulated in order to ensure that economic disputes shall
¡¡be impartially and promptly arbitrated, to protect the¡¡legitimate¡¡rights
¡¡ and interests of¡¡the¡¡relevant¡¡parties¡¡and¡¡to¡¡guarantee¡¡the¡¡healthy
¡¡development of the socialist market economy.

Article 2
¡¡¡¡¡¡ Disputes¡¡over¡¡contracts¡¡and¡¡disputes¡¡over¡¡property¡¡rights¡¡and
¡¡interests between citizens, legal persons and other organizations as equal
¡¡subjects of law may be submitted to arbitration.

Article 3
¡¡¡¡¡¡The following disputes shall not be submitted to arbitration:
¡¡¡¡¡¡1. disputes over marriage, adoption, guardianship,
¡¡¡¡¡¡child maintenance and inheritance; and
¡¡¡¡¡¡2. administrative disputes falling within the jurisdiction
¡¡¡¡¡¡of the relevant administrative organs according to
¡¡¡¡¡¡law.

Article 4
¡¡¡¡¡¡The parties adopting arbitration for dispute settlement shall reach an
¡¡arbitration agreement¡¡on¡¡a¡¡mutually¡¡voluntary¡¡basis.¡¡An¡¡arbitration
¡¡commission shall not accept an application for¡¡arbitration¡¡submitted¡¡by
¡¡one of the parties in the absence of an arbitration agreement.

Article 5
¡¡¡¡¡¡A people's court shall not accept an action initiated by¡¡one¡¡of¡¡the
¡¡parties if the parties have concluded an arbitration agreement, unless the
¡¡arbitration agreement is invalid.

Article 6
¡¡¡¡¡¡An¡¡arbitration¡¡commission¡¡shall¡¡be¡¡selected¡¡by¡¡the¡¡parties¡¡by
¡¡agreement.
¡¡¡¡¡¡The jurisdiction by level system and the district jurisdiction¡¡system
¡¡shall not apply in arbitration.

Article 7
¡¡¡¡¡¡Disputes shall be fairly and reasonably settled by arbitration on¡¡the
¡¡basis of facts and in accordance with¡¡the¡¡relevant¡¡provisions¡¡of¡¡law.

Article 8
¡¡¡¡¡¡Arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the law, independent
¡¡of any intervention by¡¡administrative¡¡organs,¡¡social¡¡organizations¡¡or
¡¡individuals.

Article 9
¡¡¡¡¡¡The¡¡single¡¡ruling¡¡system¡¡shall¡¡be¡¡applied¡¡in¡¡arbitration.¡¡The
¡¡arbitration commission shall not accept any application¡¡for¡¡arbitration,
¡¡nor shall a people's court accept any action submitted¡¡by¡¡the¡¡party¡¡in
¡¡respect of the same dispute after an arbitration award¡¡has¡¡already¡¡been
¡¡given in relation to that matter.
¡¡¡¡¡¡If the arbitration award is¡¡canceled¡¡or¡¡its¡¡enforcement¡¡has¡¡been
¡¡disallowed by a people's court in accordance with¡¡the¡¡law,¡¡the¡¡parties
¡¡may, in accordance with¡¡a¡¡new¡¡arbitration¡¡agreement¡¡between¡¡them¡¡in
¡¡respect of the¡¡dispute,¡¡ re-apply¡¡for¡¡arbitration¡¡or¡¡initiate¡¡legal
¡¡proceedings with the people's court.¡¡

¡¡

Chapter II Arbitration Commissions and Arbitration Association¡¡

Article 10
¡¡¡¡¡¡Arbitration commissions¡¡may¡¡be¡¡established¡¡in¡¡the¡¡municipalities
¡¡directly under the Central Government,¡¡in the¡¡municipalities¡¡where¡¡the
¡¡people's governments of provinces and autonomous regions are¡¡located¡¡or,
¡¡if¡¡necessary,¡¡in¡¡other¡¡cities¡¡divided¡¡into¡¡districts.¡¡ Arbitration
¡¡commissions shall not be established at each level of¡¡the¡¡administrative
¡¡divisions.
¡¡¡¡¡¡The people's governments of the municipalities and cities specified in
¡¡the above paragraph¡¡shall¡¡organize¡¡the¡¡relevant¡¡departments¡¡and¡¡the
¡¡Chamber of Commerce for the formation of an arbitration commission.
¡¡¡¡¡¡The establishment of an arbitration¡¡commission¡¡shall¡¡be¡¡registered
¡¡with the judicial administrative¡¡department¡¡of¡¡the¡¡relevant¡¡province,
¡¡autonomous region or municipalities directly under the Central Government.

Article 11
¡¡¡¡¡¡An arbitration commission shall fulfil the following conditions:
¡¡¡¡¡¡1. it must have its own name, domicile and Articles of Association;
¡¡¡¡¡¡2. it must possess the necessary property;
¡¡¡¡¡¡3. it must have its own members; and
¡¡¡¡¡¡4. it must have arbitrators for appointment.
¡¡¡¡¡¡The articles of association of the an arbitration commission shall¡¡be
¡¡formulated in accordance with this Law.

Article 12
¡¡¡¡¡¡An arbitration commission shall¡¡comprise¡¡a¡¡chairman,¡¡two¡¡to¡¡four
¡¡vice-chairmen and seven to eleven members.
¡¡¡¡¡¡The chairman, vice-chairmen and members of an¡¡arbitration¡¡commission
¡¡must be persons specialized in law,¡¡economic and trade¡¡and¡¡persons¡¡who
¡¡have actual working experience. The number of specialists in law, economic
¡¡and trade shall¡¡not¡¡be¡¡less¡¡than¡¡two-thirds¡¡of¡¡the¡¡members¡¡of¡¡an
¡¡arbitration association.

Article 13
¡¡¡¡¡¡The arbitration commission shall appoint fair and honest person as its
¡¡arbitrators.
¡¡¡¡¡¡Arbitrators must fulfil one of the following conditions:
¡¡¡¡¡¡1. they have been engaged in¡¡arbitration¡¡work¡¡for¡¡at¡¡least¡¡eight
¡¡years;
¡¡¡¡¡¡2. they have worked as a lawyer for at least eight years;
¡¡¡¡¡¡3. they have been a judge for at least eight years;
¡¡¡¡¡¡4. they are engaged in legal research or legal teaching and in¡¡senior
¡¡positions; and
¡¡¡¡¡¡5. they have legal knowledge and¡¡are¡¡engaged¡¡in¡¡professional¡¡work
¡¡relating to economics and¡¡trade,¡¡and¡¡in¡¡senior¡¡positions¡¡or¡¡of¡¡the
¡¡equivalent professional level.
¡¡¡¡¡¡The arbitration commission¡¡shall¡¡establish¡¡a¡¡list¡¡of¡¡arbitrators
¡¡according to different professionals.¡¡
¡¡

Article 14
¡¡¡¡¡¡Arbitration commissions are independent of administrative¡¡organs¡¡and
¡¡there are no subordinate relations¡¡with¡¡any¡¡administrative¡¡organs¡¡nor
¡¡between the different arbitration commissions.

Article 15
¡¡¡¡¡¡The China Arbitration Association is a social¡¡organization¡¡with¡¡the
¡¡status of a legal person. Arbitration commissions are members of the China
¡¡Arbitration¡¡Association.¡¡The Articles¡¡of¡¡Association¡¡of¡¡the¡¡ China
¡¡Arbitration Association¡¡shall¡¡be¡¡formulated¡¡by¡¡the¡¡national¡¡general
¡¡meeting of the members.
¡¡¡¡¡¡The China Arbitration Association is¡¡an¡¡organization¡¡in¡¡charge¡¡of
¡¡self-regulation¡¡of¡¡the¡¡arbitration¡¡commissions.¡¡ It¡¡ shall¡¡ conduct
¡¡supervision over the conduct (any breach of discipline) of the arbitration
¡¡commissions and their members¡¡and¡¡arbitrators¡¡in¡¡accordance¡¡with¡¡its
Articles of association.
¡¡¡¡¡¡The China Arbitration Association shall formulate Arbitration Rules in
¡¡accordance with this Law and the Civil Procedure Law.¡¡

¡¡

Chapter III Arbitration Agreement¡¡

Article 16
¡¡¡¡¡¡ An¡¡arbitration¡¡agreement¡¡shall¡¡include¡¡the¡¡arbitration¡¡clauses
¡¡provided in the contract and any other written form of agreement concluded
¡¡before or after the disputes providing for submission to arbitration.
¡¡¡¡¡¡The following contents shall be included in an arbitration agreement:
¡¡¡¡¡¡1. the expression of the parties' wish to submit to arbitration;
¡¡¡¡¡¡2. the matters to be arbitrated; and
¡¡¡¡¡¡3. the Arbitration Commission selected by the parties.

Article 17
¡¡¡¡¡¡An arbitration agreement shall be invalid under any of¡¡the¡¡following
¡¡circumstances:
¡¡¡¡¡¡1. matters agreed¡¡upon¡¡for¡¡arbitration¡¡are¡¡beyond¡¡the¡¡scope¡¡of
¡¡arbitration prescribed by law;
¡¡¡¡¡¡2. an arbitration agreement¡¡concluded¡¡by¡¡persons¡¡without¡¡or¡¡with
¡¡limited capacity for civil acts; and
¡¡¡¡¡¡3. one party forces the other party to sign an¡¡arbitration¡¡agreement
¡¡by means of duress.

Article 18
¡¡¡¡¡¡If the arbitration matters¡¡or¡¡the¡¡arbitration¡¡commission¡¡are¡¡not
¡¡agreed upon by the parties¡¡in¡¡the¡¡arbitration¡¡agreement,¡¡or,¡¡if¡¡the
¡¡relevant¡¡provisions¡¡are¡¡not¡¡clear,¡¡the¡¡parties¡¡may¡¡supplement¡¡the
¡¡agreement. If the parties fail to agree upon the supplementary agreement,
¡¡ the arbitration agreement shall be invalid.

Article 19
¡¡¡¡¡¡An arbitration agreement shall exist independently.¡¡Any¡¡changes¡¡to,
¡¡rescission, termination or invalidity of the contract shall not affect the
¡¡validity of the arbitration agreement.
¡¡¡¡¡¡An arbitration tribunal has the right to rule on¡¡the¡¡validity¡¡of¡¡a
¡¡contract.

Article 20
¡¡¡¡¡¡If the parties object to the validity of¡¡the¡¡arbitration¡¡agreement,
¡¡they may apply to the arbitration¡¡commission¡¡for¡¡a¡¡decision¡¡or¡¡to¡¡a
¡¡people's court for a¡¡ruling.¡¡If¡¡one¡¡of¡¡the¡¡parties¡¡submits¡¡to¡¡the
¡¡arbitration commission for a decision, but the other party¡¡applies¡¡to¡¡a
¡¡people's court for a ruling, the people's court shall give the ruling.
¡¡¡¡¡¡If the parties contest the validity of the arbitration agreement,¡¡the
¡¡objection shall be made before the start¡¡of¡¡the¡¡first¡¡hearing¡¡of¡¡the
¡¡arbitration tribunal.¡¡

¡¡

Chapter IV Arbitration Procedure ¡¡¡¡
¡¡¡¡Section 1: Application and Acceptance for Arbitration¡¡

Article 21
¡¡¡¡¡¡The parties¡¡applying¡¡for¡¡arbitration¡¡shall¡¡fulfil¡¡the¡¡following
¡¡conditions:
¡¡¡¡¡¡1. they must have an arbitration agreement;
¡¡¡¡¡¡2. they must have a specific claim with facts and¡¡argument¡¡on¡¡which
¡¡the claim is based; and
¡¡¡¡¡¡3. the arbitration must be within the jurisdiction of the¡¡arbitration
¡¡commission.

Article 22
¡¡¡¡¡¡The party applying for arbitration¡¡shall¡¡submit¡¡to¡¡an¡¡arbitration
¡¡commission the arbitration agreement,¡¡an application for arbitration¡¡and
¡¡copies thereof.

Article 23
¡¡¡¡¡¡An arbitration application shall state clearly the following:
¡¡¡¡¡¡1. the name, sex, age, occupation, work unit and address of the party,
¡¡the name address and legal representative of the¡¡legal¡¡person¡¡or¡¡other
¡¡organization and the name and position of its person-in charge;
¡¡¡¡¡¡2. the arbitration claim and the facts and argument on which the claim
¡¡is based; and
¡¡¡¡¡¡3. evidence and the source of evidence, the name and¡¡address¡¡of¡¡the
¡¡witness (es).

Article 24
¡¡¡¡¡¡Within 5 days from the date of receiving the arbitration¡¡application,
¡¡the arbitration commission shall notify the parties that it considers¡¡the
¡¡conditions for acceptance have been fulfilled, and that the application is
¡¡accepted¡¡by¡¡it.¡¡If¡¡the¡¡arbitration¡¡commission¡¡considers¡¡that¡¡ the
¡¡conditions have not been fulfilled, it shall notify the parties in writing
¡¡of its rejection, stating its reasons.

Article 25
¡¡¡¡¡¡Upon¡¡acceptance¡¡of¡¡an¡¡arbitration¡¡application,¡¡ the¡¡arbitration
¡¡commission shall, within the time limit provided by the Arbitration Rules,
¡¡serve a copy of the Arbitration Rules and the list of arbitrators¡¡on¡¡the
¡¡applicant,¡¡ and¡¡serve¡¡a¡¡copy¡¡of¡¡the¡¡arbitration¡¡application,¡¡ the
¡¡Arbitration Rules and the list of arbitrators on the respondent.
¡¡¡¡¡¡Upon receipt of a copy of the arbitration application,¡¡the respondent
¡¡shall, within the time limit prescribed by the Arbitration¡¡Rules,¡¡submit
¡¡its defence to the arbitration commission. Upon receipt¡¡of¡¡the¡¡defence,
¡¡the arbitration commission shall, within the time limit prescribed by¡¡the
¡¡Arbitration Rules, serve a copy of the reply on the applicant. The failure
¡¡of the respondent to submit a defence shall not affect the¡¡proceeding¡¡of
¡¡the arbitration procedures.¡¡
¡¡

Article 26
¡¡¡¡¡¡Where the parties had agreed on an arbitration agreement, but¡¡one¡¡of
¡¡the parties initiates an action before a people's¡¡court¡¡without¡¡stating
¡¡the existence of the arbitration¡¡agreement,¡¡the¡¡people's¡¡court¡¡shall,
¡¡unless the arbitration agreement is invalid,¡¡reject¡¡the¡¡action¡¡if¡¡the
¡¡other party submits to the court¡¡the¡¡arbitration¡¡agreement¡¡before¡¡the
¡¡first hearing of the case. If the other¡¡party¡¡fails¡¡to¡¡object¡¡to¡¡the
¡¡hearing by the people's court before the first¡¡hearing,¡¡the¡¡arbitration
¡¡agreement shall be considered to have been waived by¡¡the¡¡party¡¡and¡¡the
¡¡people's court shall proceed with the hearing.

Article 27
¡¡¡¡¡¡The¡¡applicant¡¡may¡¡abandon¡¡or¡¡alter¡¡his¡¡arbitration¡¡claim.¡¡The
¡¡respondent may accept the arbitration claim or object¡¡to¡¡it.¡¡It¡¡has¡¡a
¡¡right to make a counterclaim.

Article 28
¡¡¡¡¡¡A party may apply for property preservation if, as the¡¡result¡¡of¡¡an
¡¡act of the other party or for some other reasons, it appears that an award
¡¡may be impossible or difficult to enforce.
¡¡¡¡¡¡If¡¡one¡¡of¡¡the¡¡parties¡¡applies¡¡for¡¡property¡¡preservation,¡¡ the
¡¡arbitration commission shall submit to a people's court the application of
¡¡the party¡¡in¡¡accordance¡¡with¡¡the¡¡relevant¡¡provisions¡¡of¡¡the¡¡Civil
¡¡Procedure Law.
¡¡¡¡¡¡If a property preservation order is¡¡unfounded,¡¡the¡¡applicant¡¡shall
¡¡compensate the party against whom¡¡the¡¡order¡¡was¡¡made¡¡for¡¡any¡¡losses
¡¡sustained as a result of the implementation of the¡¡property¡¡preservation
¡¡order.

Article 29
¡¡¡¡¡¡The parties and their legal representatives¡¡may¡¡appoint¡¡lawyers¡¡or
¡¡engage agents to handle matters relating to the arbitration. In the¡¡event
¡¡that a lawyer or an agent is appointed to handle the arbitration¡¡matters,
¡¡a¡¡letter¡¡of¡¡authorization¡¡shall¡¡be¡¡submitted¡¡to¡¡ the¡¡ arbitration
¡¡commission.¡¡

¡¡¡¡Section 2: Composition of the Arbitration Tribunal¡¡

Article 30
¡¡¡¡¡¡ An¡¡arbitration¡¡tribunal¡¡may¡¡comprise¡¡three¡¡arbitrators¡¡or¡¡one
¡¡arbitrator. If an arbitration¡¡tribunal¡¡comprises¡¡three¡¡arbitrators,¡¡a
¡¡presiding arbitrator shall be appointed.

Article 31
¡¡¡¡¡¡If the parties agree to form an arbitration tribunal comprising¡¡three
¡¡arbitrators, each party shall select or¡¡authorize¡¡the¡¡chairmen¡¡of¡¡the
¡¡arbitration commission to appoint one¡¡arbitrator.¡¡The¡¡third¡¡arbitrator
¡¡shall be selected jointly by the parties or be nominated by¡¡the¡¡chairman
¡¡of the arbitration commission in accordance with a joint mandate given¡¡by
¡¡the parties. The third arbitrator shall be the presiding arbitrator.
¡¡¡¡¡¡If the parties agree to have one arbitrator¡¡to¡¡form¡¡an¡¡arbitration
¡¡tribunal, the arbitrator shall be selected jointly by the¡¡parties¡¡or¡¡be
¡¡nominated by the chairman of the arbitration commission in accordance with
¡¡a joint mandate given by the parties.¡¡
¡¡

Article 32
¡¡¡¡¡¡If¡¡the¡¡parties¡¡fail,¡¡within¡¡the¡¡time¡¡limit¡¡prescribed¡¡by¡¡the
¡¡Arbitration¡¡Rules,¡¡to¡¡select¡¡the¡¡form¡¡of¡¡the¡¡constitution¡¡of¡¡the
¡¡arbitration tribunal or fail to select the¡¡arbitrators,¡¡the¡¡arbitrators
¡¡shall be appointed by the chairman of the arbitration commission.

Article 33
¡¡¡¡¡¡After¡¡the¡¡arbitration¡¡tribunal¡¡is¡¡constituted,¡¡ the¡¡arbitration
¡¡commission shall notify the parties in writing of the composition¡¡of¡¡the
¡¡arbitration tribunal.

Article 34
¡¡¡¡¡¡In any of the following circumstances,¡¡an¡¡arbitrator¡¡must¡¡withdraw
¡¡from the arbitration, and the parties shall have the right¡¡to¡¡apply¡¡for
¡¡his withdrawal if he:
¡¡¡¡¡¡1. is a party or¡¡a¡¡close¡¡relative¡¡of¡¡a¡¡party¡¡or¡¡of¡¡a¡¡party's
¡¡representative;
¡¡¡¡¡¡2. is related in the case;
¡¡¡¡¡¡3. has some other relationship with a party to¡¡the¡¡case¡¡or¡¡with¡¡a
¡¡party's¡¡agent¡¡which¡¡could¡¡possibly¡¡affect¡¡the¡¡impartiality¡¡of¡¡the
¡¡arbitration;
¡¡¡¡¡¡4. meets a party or his agent in private, accepts¡¡an¡¡invitation¡¡for
¡¡dinner by a party or his representative or accepts gifts presented by¡¡any
¡¡of them.

Article 35
¡¡¡¡¡¡When applying for the withdrawal of¡¡an¡¡arbitrator,¡¡the¡¡petitioning
¡¡party shall state his reasons and submit a withdrawal¡¡application¡¡before
¡¡the first hearing. A withdrawal application may also be¡¡submitted¡¡before
¡¡the conclusion of the last hearing if¡¡reasons¡¡for¡¡the¡¡withdrawal¡¡only
¡¡became known after the start of the first hearing.

Article 36
¡¡¡¡¡¡Whether an arbitrator is withdrawn or not shall be determined¡¡by¡¡the
¡¡chairman of the arbitration commission.¡¡If¡¡chairman¡¡is¡¡serving¡¡as¡¡an
¡¡arbitrator, the withdrawal or not shall be determined collectively by¡¡the
¡¡arbitration commission.

Article 37
¡¡¡¡¡¡If an arbitrator is unable to perform his duties as an arbitrator as a
¡¡result of the withdrawal or any other reasons, another arbitrator shall be
¡¡selected or appointed in accordance with the provisions of this Law.
¡¡¡¡¡¡After a replaced arbitrator has been selected or¡¡appointed¡¡following
¡¡the withdrawal of an arbitrator, the¡¡parties¡¡may¡¡apply¡¡to¡¡resume¡¡the
¡¡arbitration procedure. The arbitration tribunal¡¡shall¡¡determine¡¡whether
¡¡the resumption of the procedure may be allowed. The¡¡arbitration¡¡tribunal
¡¡may determine on its¡¡own¡¡whether¡¡the¡¡arbitration¡¡procedure¡¡shall¡¡be
¡¡resumed.¡¡
¡¡

Article 38
¡¡¡¡¡¡An arbitrator involved in one of the circumstances described¡¡in¡¡Item
¡¡4, Article 34, if it is serious,¡¡or those described in¡¡Item¡¡6,Article
¡¡58, such arbitrator shall be legally liable in accordance¡¡with¡¡the¡¡law.
¡¡The arbitration¡¡commission¡¡shall¡¡remove¡¡his¡¡name¡¡from¡¡the¡¡list¡¡of
¡¡arbitrators.¡¡

¡¡¡¡Section 3: Hearing and Arbitral Awards¡¡

Article 39
¡¡¡¡¡¡An arbitration tribunal shall hold¡¡a¡¡tribunal¡¡session¡¡to¡¡hear¡¡an
¡¡arbitration case. If¡¡the¡¡parties¡¡agree¡¡not¡¡to¡¡hold¡¡a¡¡hearing,¡¡the
¡¡arbitration¡¡tribunal¡¡may¡¡render¡¡an¡¡award¡¡in¡¡accordance¡¡ with¡¡ the
¡¡arbitration¡¡application,¡¡the¡¡defence¡¡statement¡¡and¡¡other¡¡documents.

Article 40
¡¡¡¡¡¡An arbitration shall not be conducted in public. If the parties¡¡agree
¡¡to a public hearing, the arbitration may proceed in public,¡¡except¡¡those
¡¡concerning state secrets.

Article 41
¡¡¡¡¡¡The arbitration commission shall notify the¡¡two¡¡parties¡¡within¡¡the
¡¡time limit provided by the Arbitration Rules of the date of¡¡the¡¡hearing.
¡¡Either party may request to postpone the hearing with in¡¡the¡¡time¡¡limit
¡¡provided by the Arbitration Rules¡¡if¡¡there¡¡is¡¡a¡¡genuine¡¡reason.¡¡The
¡¡arbitration tribunal shall decide whether to postpone the hearing.

Article 42
¡¡¡¡¡¡If the applicant for arbitration¡¡who¡¡has¡¡been¡¡given¡¡a¡¡notice¡¡in
¡¡writing does not appear before¡¡the¡¡tribunal¡¡without¡¡good¡¡reasons,¡¡or
¡¡leaves the tribunal room during a hearing without the¡¡permission¡¡of¡¡the
¡¡arbitration tribunal, such applicant shall be deemed as¡¡having¡¡withdrawn
¡¡his application.
¡¡¡¡¡¡If the party against whom the application was made was served¡¡with¡¡a
¡¡notice in writing but does not appear¡¡before¡¡the¡¡tribunal¡¡without¡¡due
¡¡reasons¡¡or¡¡leaves¡¡the¡¡tribunal¡¡room¡¡during¡¡a¡¡hearing¡¡without¡¡the
¡¡permission of the arbitration tribunal, an award by default may be¡¡given.

Article 43
¡¡¡¡¡¡The parties shall produce evidence in support of their claims.
¡¡¡¡¡¡An arbitration tribunal may collect on its own evidence¡¡it¡¡considers
¡¡necessary.

Article 44
¡¡¡¡¡¡For specialized¡¡matters,¡¡an¡¡arbitration¡¡tribunal¡¡may¡¡submit¡¡for
¡¡appraisal to an appraisal organ agreed upon¡¡by¡¡the¡¡parties¡¡or¡¡to¡¡the
¡¡appraisal organ appointed by the arbitration tribunal¡¡if¡¡it¡¡deems¡¡such
¡¡appraisal to be necessary.
¡¡¡¡¡¡According¡¡to¡¡the¡¡claim¡¡of¡¡the¡¡parties¡¡or¡¡the¡¡request¡¡of¡¡the
¡¡arbitration tribunal, the appraisal organ shall appoint¡¡an¡¡appraiser¡¡to
¡¡participate in¡¡the¡¡hearing.¡¡Upon¡¡the¡¡permission¡¡of¡¡the¡¡arbitration
¡¡tribunal, the parties may question the appraiser.¡¡
¡¡

Article 45
¡¡¡¡¡¡Any evidence shall be produced¡¡at¡¡the¡¡start¡¡of¡¡the¡¡hearing.¡¡The
¡¡parties may challenge the validity of such evidence.

Article 46
¡¡¡¡¡¡In the event that the evidence might be destroyed or if¡¡it¡¡would¡¡be
¡¡difficult to obtain the evidence later on, the parties may apply¡¡for¡¡the
¡¡evidence to be preserved. If the parties apply for such preservation,¡¡the
¡¡arbitration commission shall submit the¡¡application¡¡to¡¡the¡¡basic-level
¡¡people's court of the place where the evidence is located.

Article 47
¡¡¡¡¡¡The parties have the right to argue during an¡¡arbitration¡¡procedure.
¡¡At the end of the debate,¡¡the presiding arbitrator or the sole arbitrator
¡¡shall ask for the final opinion of the parties.

Article 48
¡¡¡¡¡¡An arbitration tribunal shall make a written record of the hearing. If
¡¡the parties or other participants to the¡¡arbitration¡¡consider¡¡that¡¡the
¡¡record has omitted a part of their statement or is incorrect in some other
¡¡respect, they shall have the right to request correction¡¡thereof.¡¡If¡¡no
¡¡correction is made, the request for¡¡correction¡¡shall¡¡be¡¡noted¡¡in¡¡the
¡¡written record.
¡¡¡¡¡¡The arbitrators, recorder,¡¡parties¡¡and¡¡other¡¡participants¡¡to¡¡the
¡¡arbitration shall sign or affix their seals to the record.

Article 49
¡¡¡¡¡¡After the submission of an arbitration application,¡¡the¡¡parties¡¡may
¡¡settle¡¡the¡¡dispute¡¡among¡¡themselves¡¡ through¡¡ conciliation.¡¡ If¡¡ a
¡¡conciliation agreement has been reached, the¡¡parties¡¡may¡¡apply¡¡to¡¡the
¡¡arbitration tribunal for an award based¡¡on¡¡the¡¡conciliation¡¡agreement.
¡¡Then may also withdraw the arbitration application.

Article 50
¡¡¡¡¡¡If the parties fall back on their words¡¡after¡¡the¡¡conclusion¡¡of¡¡a
¡¡conciliation agreement and the withdrawal of the arbitration¡¡application,
¡¡application may be made for arbitration in accordance with the arbitration
¡¡agreement.

Article 51
¡¡¡¡¡¡Before giving an award, an arbitration tribunal may first¡¡attempt¡¡to
¡¡conciliate.¡¡If¡¡the¡¡parties¡¡apply¡¡for¡¡conciliation¡¡voluntarily,¡¡the
¡¡arbitration tribunal shall conciliate. If conciliation is unsuccessful, an
¡¡award shall be made promptly.
¡¡¡¡¡¡ When¡¡a¡¡settlement¡¡agreement¡¡is¡¡reached¡¡by¡¡conciliation,¡¡¡¡the
¡¡arbitration tribunal shall prepare the conciliation statement or the award
¡¡on the basis of the results of the settlement¡¡agreement.¡¡A¡¡conciliation
¡¡statement shall have the same legal force as that of an award.¡¡
¡¡

Article 52
¡¡¡¡¡¡A conciliation statement shall set forth the¡¡arbitration¡¡claims¡¡and
¡¡the results¡¡of¡¡the¡¡agreement¡¡between¡¡the¡¡parties.¡¡The¡¡conciliation
¡¡statement shall be signed by the arbitrators, sealed¡¡by¡¡the¡¡arbitration
¡¡commission,¡¡and served on both parties.
¡¡¡¡¡¡A conciliation statement shall¡¡have¡¡legal¡¡effect¡¡once¡¡signed¡¡and
¡¡accepted by the parties.
¡¡¡¡¡¡If the parties fall¡¡back¡¡on¡¡their¡¡words¡¡before¡¡the¡¡conciliation
¡¡statement is singed and accepted by them, an award shall be¡¡made¡¡by¡¡the
¡¡arbitration tribunal promptly.

Article 53
¡¡¡¡¡¡An award shall be based on the opinion of¡¡the¡¡majority¡¡arbitrators.
¡¡The opinion of the minority arbitrators shall be recorded in¡¡writing.¡¡If
¡¡an opinion of the minority arbitrators shall be recorded in writing. If an
¡¡opinion of¡¡the¡¡majority¡¡arbitrators¡¡can¡¡not¡¡be¡¡constituted¡¡at¡¡the
¡¡tribunal, the award shall¡¡be¡¡given¡¡according¡¡to¡¡the¡¡opinion¡¡of¡¡the
¡¡presiding arbitrator.

Article 54
¡¡¡¡¡¡The arbitration claims, the matters in dispute, the grounds upon which
¡¡an award is given, the results of the judgement,¡¡the¡¡responsibility¡¡for
¡¡the arbitration fees and the date of the award shall be set forth¡¡in¡¡the
¡¡award. If the parties agree not to include in the¡¡award¡¡the¡¡matters¡¡in
¡¡dispute and the grounds on which the award is based, such matters may¡¡not
¡¡be stated in the award. The award shall be signed by the¡¡arbitrators¡¡and
¡¡sealed by the arbitration commission. The arbitrator¡¡who¡¡disagrees¡¡with
¡¡the award may select to sign or not to sign it.

Article 55
¡¡¡¡¡¡During the course of arbitration by an arbitration tribunal,¡¡where¡¡a
¡¡part of facts has been made clear, a partial award may first be¡¡given¡¡in
¡¡relation to that part.

Article 56
¡¡¡¡¡¡The parties may, within 30 days of the receipt of the¡¡award,¡¡request
¡¡the arbitration tribunal to correct any typographical errors,¡¡calculation
¡¡errors or matters which had been awarded but omitted in the award.

Article 57
¡¡¡¡¡¡An award shall be legally effective on the date it is given.¡¡

¡¡

Chapter V Application for Cancellation of an Award¡¡

Article 58
¡¡¡¡¡¡The parties may apply to the intermediate people's court at the¡¡place
¡¡where the arbitration commission is located for cancellation of¡¡an¡¡award
¡¡if they provide evidence proving¡¡that¡¡the¡¡award¡¡involves¡¡one¡¡of¡¡the
¡¡following circumstances:
¡¡¡¡¡¡1. there is no arbitration agreement between the parties;
¡¡¡¡¡¡2. the matters of the award are beyond the extent of¡¡the¡¡arbitration
¡¡agreement or not within the jurisdiction of the arbitration commission;
¡¡¡¡¡¡3. the composition of the¡¡arbitration¡¡tribunal¡¡or¡¡the¡¡arbitration
¡¡procedure is in contrary to the legal procedure;
¡¡¡¡¡¡4. the evidence on which the award is based is falsified;
¡¡¡¡¡¡5. the other party has¡¡concealed¡¡evidence¡¡which¡¡is¡¡sufficient¡¡to
¡¡affect the impartiality of the award; and
¡¡¡¡¡¡6. the arbitrator(s) has (have) demanded or accepted bribes, committed
¡¡graft or perverted the law in making the arbitral award.
¡¡¡¡¡¡The peoples' court shall rule to cancel the award if the existence¡¡of
¡¡one of the circumstances prescribed in the preceding clause¡¡is¡¡confirmed
¡¡by its collegiate bench.
¡¡¡¡¡¡The people's court shall rule to cancel the award if it holds that the
¡¡award is contrary to the social and public interests.

Article 59
¡¡¡¡¡¡If a party applies for cancellation of an award, an application¡¡shall
¡¡be submitted within 6 months after receipt of the award.

Article 60
¡¡¡¡¡¡The people's court¡¡shall,¡¡within¡¡2¡¡months¡¡after¡¡receipt¡¡of¡¡the
¡¡application¡¡for¡¡cancellation¡¡of¡¡an¡¡award,¡¡render¡¡its¡¡decision¡¡for
¡¡cancellation of the award or for rejection of the application.

Article 61
¡¡¡¡¡¡If the people's court holds that the case may be re-arbitrated by¡¡the
¡¡arbitration tribunal after receipt of the application for cancellation¡¡of
¡¡an¡¡award,¡¡the¡¡court¡¡shall¡¡ inform¡¡ the¡¡ arbitration¡¡ tribunal¡¡ of
¡¡re-arbitrating the case within a¡¡certain¡¡period¡¡of¡¡time¡¡and¡¡rule¡¡to
¡¡suspend the cancellation procedure. If the arbitration tribunal refuses to
¡¡re-arbitrate, the people's court shall rule¡¡to¡¡resume¡¡the¡¡cancellation
¡¡procedure.¡¡

¡¡

Chapter VI Enforcement¡¡

Article 62
¡¡¡¡¡¡The parties shall execute an arbitration award. If one party fails¡¡to
¡¡execute the award, the other party may¡¡apply¡¡to¡¡a¡¡people's¡¡court¡¡for
¡¡enforcement in accordance¡¡with¡¡the¡¡relevant¡¡provisions¡¡of¡¡the¡¡Civil
¡¡Procedure Law, and the court shall enforce the award.

Article 63
¡¡¡¡¡¡A people's court shall, after¡¡examination¡¡and¡¡verification¡¡by¡¡its
¡¡collegiate bench, rule not to enforce an award if the party¡¡against¡¡whom
¡¡an application for enforcement is made provides evidence proving that¡¡the
¡¡award involves one of the circumstances prescribed in¡¡Clause¡¡2,Article
¡¡217 of the Civil procedure Law.

Article 64
¡¡¡¡¡¡If one party applies for enforcement of an award while the other party
¡¡applies for cancellation of the award, the people's court¡¡receiving¡¡such
¡¡application shall rule to suspend enforcement of the award.
¡¡¡¡¡¡If a people's court rules¡¡to¡¡cancel¡¡an¡¡award,¡¡it¡¡shall¡¡rule¡¡to
¡¡terminate enforcement. If the people's court overrules the application for
¡¡cancellation of an award, it shall rule to resume enforcement.¡¡

¡¡

Chapter VII Special provisions on Foreign-Related Arbitration¡¡

Article 65
¡¡¡¡¡¡The provisions of this Chapter¡¡shall¡¡apply¡¡to¡¡all¡¡arbitration¡¡of
¡¡disputes arising from foreign economic,¡¡trade, transportation or maritime
¡¡matters. In the absence of provisions¡¡in¡¡this¡¡Chapter,¡¡other¡¡relevant
¡¡provisions of this Law shall apply.

Article 66
¡¡¡¡¡¡A foreign arbitration commission may be organized and¡¡established¡¡by
¡¡the China International Chamber of Commerce.
¡¡¡¡¡¡A foreign arbitration commission shall comprise one chairman,¡¡several
¡¡vice-chairmen and several committee members.
¡¡¡¡¡¡The chairman, vice-chairmen and committee members may be appointed¡¡by
¡¡the China International Chamber of Commerce.

Article 67
¡¡¡¡¡¡ A¡¡foreign¡¡arbitration¡¡commission¡¡may¡¡appoint¡¡ foreigners¡¡ with
¡¡professional knowledge in such fields as law, economic and trade,¡¡science
¡¡and technology as arbitrators.

Article 68
¡¡¡¡¡¡If the parties to a foreign-related¡¡arbitration¡¡apply¡¡for¡¡evidence
¡¡preservation,¡¡the¡¡foreign¡¡arbitration¡¡commission¡¡shall¡¡submit¡¡their
¡¡applications to the intermediate people's court in¡¡the¡¡place¡¡where¡¡the
¡¡evidence is located.

Article 69
¡¡¡¡¡¡The arbitration tribunal¡¡of¡¡a¡¡foreign¡¡arbitration¡¡commission¡¡may
¡¡record the details of the hearing in writing or record the¡¡essentials¡¡of
¡¡the hearing in writing. The written record¡¡of¡¡the¡¡essentials¡¡shall¡¡be
¡¡signed or sealed by the parties and other participants in the arbitration.

Article 70
¡¡¡¡¡¡A people's court shall, after¡¡examination¡¡and¡¡verification¡¡by¡¡its
¡¡collegiate bench, rule to cancel an award if a party to the case¡¡provides
¡¡evidence¡¡proving¡¡that¡¡the¡¡arbitration¡¡award¡¡involves¡¡one¡¡ of¡¡ the
¡¡circumstances prescribed in Clause 1, Article 260 of the Civil Procedure
¡¡Law.

Article 71
¡¡¡¡¡¡A people's court shall, after¡¡examination¡¡and¡¡verification¡¡by¡¡its
¡¡collegiate bench, rule not to enforce an award-if the party¡¡against¡¡whom
¡¡an application is made provides¡¡evidence¡¡proving¡¡that¡¡the¡¡arbitration
¡¡award involves one of the circumstances prescribed in Clause¡¡1,¡¡ Article
¡¡260 of the Civil Procedure Law.

Article 72
¡¡¡¡¡¡Where the party subject to enforcement or its property is¡¡not¡¡within
¡¡the territory of the People's Republic of China, a party applying for¡¡the
¡¡enforcement of a legally effective arbitration award shall apply¡¡directly
¡¡to the foreign court having jurisdiction for recognition¡¡and¡¡enforcement
¡¡of the award.¡¡
¡¡

Article 73
¡¡¡¡¡¡Foreign arbitration rules may be formulated by the China International
¡¡Chamber¡¡of¡¡Commerce¡¡in¡¡accordance¡¡with¡¡this¡¡Law¡¡and¡¡the¡¡relevant
¡¡provisions of the Civil Procedure Law.¡¡

¡¡

Chapter VIII Supplementary Provisions¡¡

Article 74
¡¡¡¡¡¡If the law has stipulated¡¡a¡¡time¡¡limitation¡¡of¡¡arbitration,¡¡such
¡¡provisions of the law shall apply. If the law has not¡¡stipulated¡¡a¡¡time
¡¡limitation of arbitration,¡¡the provisions on the¡¡limitation¡¡of¡¡actions
¡¡shall apply.

Article 75
¡¡¡¡¡¡The arbitration Commission may formulate provisional arbitration rules
¡¡in accordance with this Law and¡¡the¡¡relevant¡¡provisions¡¡of¡¡the¡¡Civil
¡¡Procedure Law before the formulation of the arbitration rules by the China
¡¡Arbitration Association.

Article 76
¡¡¡¡¡¡The parties shall pay arbitration fees in accordance with the relevant
¡¡provisions.
¡¡¡¡¡¡The methods for the collection of arbitration fees shall be¡¡submitted
¡¡to the commodity prices administration department for approval.

Article 77
¡¡¡¡¡¡ Arbitration¡¡of¡¡labor¡¡disputes¡¡and¡¡disputes¡¡over¡¡contracts¡¡for
¡¡undertaking agricultural projects within agricultural collective¡¡economic
¡¡organizations shall be separately stipulated.

Article 78
¡¡¡¡¡¡In the¡¡event¡¡of¡¡conflict¡¡between¡¡the¡¡provisions¡¡on¡¡arbitration
¡¡formulated before the coming into effect of this Law and the provisions of
¡¡this Law, the provisions of this Law shall prevail.

Article 79
¡¡¡¡¡¡Arbitration organs established before the coming into effect¡¡of¡¡this
¡¡Law in the municipalities directly under the Central¡¡Government,¡¡in¡¡the
¡¡municipalities¡¡where¡¡the¡¡people's¡¡governments¡¡of¡¡the¡¡provinces¡¡ or
¡¡autonomous regions and in other cities¡¡divided¡¡into¡¡districts¡¡must¡¡be
¡¡re-organized in accordance with the relevant provisions of this¡¡Law.¡¡The
¡¡arbitration organs which are not re-organized shall be terminated¡¡at¡¡the
¡¡expiration of one year after the date of effectiveness of this Law.
¡¡¡¡¡¡All other arbitration organs established before the implementation¡¡of
¡¡this Law and not conforming¡¡to¡¡the¡¡provisions¡¡of¡¡this¡¡Law¡¡shall¡¡be
¡¡terminated on the date of effectiveness of this Law.

Article 80
¡¡¡¡¡¡This Law shall be effective as of September 1, 1995.¡¡

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