The China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) published on its website on 1 August an announcement to “suspend” its authorisation to the CIETAC Shanghai sub-commission and the CIETAC South China sub-commission for handling arbitration cases. The two sub-commissions “refuse to apply the CIETAC Arbitration Rules (2012), and refuse to remain under the leadership of CIETAC in respect of case administration,” the announcement said.
CIETAC announced the following decision after an internal dispute with the Shanghai and the South China sub-commissions:
- As from 1 August 2012, CIETAC’s authorisation to the CIETAC Shanghai Sub-Commission and the CIETAC South China sub-commission for accepting and administering arbitration cases is hereby suspended.[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”1″ ihc_mb_template=”2″ ]
- As from 1 August 2012, where parties have agreed to arbitrate their disputes by the CIETAC Shanghai sub-commission or the CIETAC South China sub-commission (the CIETAC Shenzhen sub-commission), the parties shall submit their applications for arbitration to CIETAC and the CIETAC Secretariat shall accept such arbitration applications and administer such cases. Without CIETAC’s authorisation, no institutions have the right to accept and administer the aforementioned cases.
- When the CIETAC Secretariat accepts and administers the above-mentioned cases, unless otherwise agreed by the parties, for cases agreed to be arbitrated by the CIETAC Shanghai sub-commission, the place of arbitration and the place of oral hearing shall be Shanghai; for cases agreed to be arbitrated by the CIETAC South China sub-commission, the place of arbitration and the oral hearing shall be Shenzhen.
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