China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, Rules for the Arbitration of International Investment Disputes (Trial Implementation)

中国国际经济贸易仲裁委员会国际投资争端仲裁规则(试行)

April 17, 2018 | BY

Susan Mok

CIETAC has issued its first rules on international investment disputes.

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Adopted: September 12 2017

Effective: October 1 2017

Applicability: Pursuant to an arbitration agreement between the parties, CIETAC will accept an international investment dispute instituted on the basis of a contract, treaty, law, a set of regulations or other document, in which one of the parties is an investor and the other party is a state or governmental organization, or is any other authority, department or entity that is authorized by a government or whose acts can be attributed to the state (Article 2).

Main contents: Unless otherwise provided by the parties, where the parties have agreed to refer a dispute to CIETAC for arbitration pursuant