CIETAC

Notes on Application for Arbitration

Welcome to inquire China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission! If you/your company plans to claim compensation or resolve disputes through arbitration, please pay attention to the following instructions for applying for arbitration.

1. You/your company shall have arbitration clause in the contract or reach a written arbitration agreement with the other party.

2. Three Ways to File a Case

(1) On-site filing(no reservation required)；

(2) Mail Filing；

The address for on-site filing and mail filing is: 6th Floor, International Chamber of Commerce Building, No. 2 Huapichang Hutong, Xicheng District, Beijing

(3) Online Filing through www.cietacodr.org

3. Files Required

(1) Application for arbitration and supporting evidence (including a contract with an arbitration clause or written arbitration agreement)

i. The Summary Procedure shall apply to any case where the amount in dispute does not exceed RMB5,000,000 Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, or where both parties have agreed to apply the Summary Procedure. The Application of Arbitration and the attached evidences shall be submitted in triplicate, otherwise all the documents above shall be submitted in quintuplicate.

ii. If there is more than one Respondent, then for each additional Respondent, an additional application for arbitration and evidences shall be added accordingly.

iii. If the Claimant provides multiple delivery addresses of the Respondent and would like to send the arbitration documents to multiple addresses at the same time, please submit relevant application in written and submit the corresponding number of materials

iv. The Application for Arbitration shall be submitted in original, stamped with seal or signed by an authorized representative/agent.

Evidence only needs to be photocopies, but the original evidence shall be taken for cross-examination.

(2) If the Claimant entrusted an agent, please submit the original power of attorney in copies..

(3)If the Claimant is a company, please submit copies of business license and the original identity certificate of the legal representative by quantity; If the Claimant is a natural person, please submit copies of identity documents such as ID card/passport by quantity.

(4) If you need to apply for property preservation/evidence preservation, please:

i. Submit Application for Property Preservation/ Application for Evidence Preservation in duplicate;

ii. Submit one additional Application for Arbitration;；

III. Written instructions on the information of the court, including name, address, postal code and/or telephone number.

4. Please note that the Application for Arbitration shall be paginated and bound. to the arbitration fee schedule in the Arbitration Rules. The amount of arbitration fee will be notified to the Claimant after the Arbitration Commission receipt of the application. The arbitration fee shall be determined by the arbitral tribunal in the award and shall in principle be borne by the losing party.

5.For any other inquries, please call +86 10 82217788, fax +86 10 82217766, visit or view our website www.cietacodr.org.