ICC RUES

The ICC Arbitration Rules, more commonly known as ‘the Rules,” offer a
procedure for parties to seek urgent temporary relief. This procedure offers a
short-term solution for parties that are unable to wait for the constitution of an
Arbitral Tribunal. Any emergency measure granted takes the form of an order.
The order may be later revisited by the Arbitral Tribunal once constituted.

Scope of the Rules

Pursuant to Article 29 of the Rules and Appendix V (“Emergency Arbitrator Provisions”),

a party that needs urgent interim measures (“Emergency Measures”) that cannot await
the constitution of an arbitral tribunal may make an application to the Secretariat of the
ICC International Court of Arbitration (“Secretariat”).

The Emergency Arbitrator Provisions apply only to parties that are signatories to the
arbitration agreement that is relied upon for the application or successors to such
signatories.

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Pursuant to Article 29(2) of the Rules, the emergency arbitrator’s decision shall take the
form of an order (the “Order”).

The Order shall cease to be binding on the parties upon:

a) the President’s termination of the emergency arbitrator proceedings pursuant to
Article 1(6) of this Appendix;
b) the acceptance by the Court of a challenge against the emergency arbitrator
pursuant to Article 3 of this Appendix;

OTHER INSTITUTES

SIAC1

Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC)2

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Swiss Chamber of Arbitration Institution (SCAI)3

Mexico City National Chamber of Commerce (CANACO)4

Netherlands Arbitration Institute (NAI)5

London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)6

Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC)7

International Centre for Dispute Resolution of the American Arbitration Association

(ICDR/AAA)8

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