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03 May 2012 / Anthony Connerty
Issue: 7512 / Categories: Features , Procedure & practice , Arbitration
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Anthony Connerty provides a guide to the 2012 revision of the rules of CIETAC

The China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission—CIETAC—is one of the world’s major permanent arbitration institutions. On a case-load basis it is one of the busiest of the arbitral institutions. Formerly known as the Foreign Trade Arbitration Commission, CIETAC was set up in April 1956. CIETAC has its headquarters in Beijing and has four sub-commissions in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Tianjin and Chongqing.

Pattern of international arbitration rules

The rules of the major international commercial arbitral institutions such as CIETAC tend to follow a similar pattern, and broadly will set out rules covering an arbitration from its commencement through to the making of the award.

The 74 Articles of the CIETAC 2012 rules are divided into six chapters covering general provisions, the arbitration proceedings, the award, summary procedure, special provisions for domestic procedure and supplementary provisions.

This article looks at some of the significant changes made to the CIETAC rules by the 2012 revision. Some of the changes are aimed at giving

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