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ICC Arbitration Procedure pursuant to the ICC

Rules of Arbitration

Att. Suleyman Sevinc

Introduction

The ICC Rules of Arbitration (“Rules”) regulate the ICC arbitration

proceedings from beginning to end

. In this regard, once the parties agree

on settlement of the dispute through ICC Arbitration, the ICC Arbitration

procedure regulated under the Rules shall be followed by the parties. In

this article, general information on the ICC Arbitration procedure will be

provided.

Request for Arbitration

In accordance with Art. 4 of the Rules, the arbitration proceedings shall

commence with the claimant’s submission of the request for arbitration

to the ICC Secretariat. The date on which the request is received by the

secretariat shall be deemed to be the commencement date of the arbitration.

The secretariat shall notify the claimant and respondent of receipt of the

arbitration request and the date of such receipt. In this context, a request

for arbitration shall include the following pursuant to Art. 4(3):

(i) The name in full, description, address and other contact details

of the parties;

(ii) The name in full, description, address and other contact details

of any person representing the claimant in the arbitration;

(iii) A description of the nature and circumstances of the dispute

Article of May 2013

There are several versions of the Rules and the last version entered into force on January 1,

2012.