• In these Regulations, the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings assigned thereto:

  • Law: Law of Arbitration

  • Regulations: Implementing Regulations of the Law

• For the application of the Law and these Regulations, the competent court referred to in the Law and these Regulations shall mean the court of appeal having original jurisdiction over the dispute, except for the cases specified in Articles 9(1), 12, 40(3) of the Law.

• 1. Subject to notification-related provisions provided for in the Law, electronic means may be used for serving notifications.

• 2. Absent a specific provision, the periods stipulated in the Law and these Regulations shall come into effect on the day following the notification date, unless the parties to arbitration agree otherwise. If the last day coincides with an official holiday in the domicile of the notified person, the period shall be extended to the first business day thereafter; otherwise, said holiday shall be included in the period.

• The party requesting the competent court to appoint an arbitrator shall include in the request a copy of the arbitration application and a copy of the arbitration agreement.

• 1. An arbitrator may, upon a request for his disqualification, recuse himself from hearing a dispute without providing justification; such action shall not be deemed an admission by the arbitrator of the validity of the grounds upon which the party seeking disqualification based his request.

• 2. A request for the disqualification of an arbitrator shall not be accepted after the closing of arguments.

• If an arbitrator’s mandate expires in the cases specified in Article 19 of the Law, except where such mandate expires due to his disqualification, the arbitration proceedings shall be stayed until a replacement is appointed in accordance with the Law.

Deleted.

• 1. The party requesting arbitration shall include the following information in the arbitration application referred to in Article 26 of the Law:

  • a) his name, occupation, nationality, domicile, address, and contact information, as well as the name and occupation of his representative, if any;

  • b) the name of the other party to the arbitration;

  • c) a brief statement of the contractual relationship, the arbitration agreement, the subject and facts of the dispute, and the circumstances giving rise to the arbitration application;

  • d) a brief account of the demands of the party requesting arbitration; and

  • e) a proposal for the appointment of an arbitrator if no arbitrators are named and if a single arbitrator is required, or include the name of the arbitrator he selected if the tribunal is composed of three arbitrators or more.

• 2. Any dispute regarding the adequacy of the information included in the arbitration application shall not preclude the formation of the arbitration tribunal; such dispute shall be resolved by the tribunal.

• If the arbitration tribunal is composed of a single arbitrator and the parties to arbitration fail to agree on his appointment, the competent court shall, pursuant to a petition filed by the party seeking to expedite the arbitration, appoint such arbitrator within 15 days from the date the petition is filed.