PRC Arbitration Law: Arbitration Commissions
The PRC Arbitration Law: Arbitration Commissions
Article 10 An arbitration commission may be established in a municipality directly under the Central Government, the capital city of a province or an autonomous region, or any other city divided into districts, where necessary, rather than at each level of an administrative division.
The people's government of a municipality or city specified in the preceding paragraph shall organize the competent authorities and the chamber of commerce within its jurisdiction in establishing arbitration commissions on a unified basis.
The establishment of an arbitration commission shall be registered with the judicial administrative authority of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government in which the arbitration commission is to be located.
Article 11 An arbitration commission to be registered shall:
(1) have a name, a domicile, and articles of association;
(2) possess the necessary property;
(3) have members of the arbitration commission; and
(4) have engaged arbitrators.
The articles of association of an arbitration commission shall be developed in accordance with this Law.
Article 12 An arbitration commission shall consist of one chairman, two to four vice-chairmen, and seven to eleven other members.
The chairman, vice-chairmen, and other members of an arbitration commission shall be legal, economic, and trade experts and persons with practical work experience. No less than two-thirds of the members of an arbitration commission shall be legal, economic, and trade experts.
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