(1995年9月4日中国国际商会修订并通过1995年10月1日起施行)

　　第一章 总则

　　第一节 管辖

　　第一条 根据《中华人民共和国仲裁法》和有关法律的规定以及国务院的《决定》、《通知》及《批复》，制定本仲裁规则。

　　第二条 中国海事仲裁委员会(原名中国国际贸易促进委员会海事仲裁委员会，以下简称仲裁委员会)以仲裁的方式，独立、公正地解决产生于远洋、沿海和与海相通的水域的运输、生产和航行过程中的契约性或非契约性的海事争议，以保护当事人的正当权益，促进国内外航运事业和经济贸易的发展。仲裁委员会受理下列海事争议案件：

　　(一)关于船舶救助以及共同海损所产生的争议;

　　(二)关于船舶碰撞或者船舶损坏海上、通海水域、港口建筑物和设施以及海底、水下设施所发生的争议;

　　(三)关于海/水上船舶经营、作业、租用、抵押、代理、拖带、打捞、买卖、修理、建造、拆解业务以及根据运输合同、提单、或者其他文件办理的海/水上运输业务和海/水上保险所发生的争议;

　　(四)关于海洋资源开发利用及海洋环境污染损害的争议;

　　(五)关于货运代理合同、船舶物料供应合同、涉外船员劳务合同、渔业生产及捕捞合同所引起的争议;

　　(六)双方当事人协议仲裁的其他海事争议。

　　第三条 仲裁委员会根据当事人在争议发生之前或者在争议发生之后达成的将争议提交仲裁委员会仲裁的仲裁协议和一方当事人的书面申请，受理案件。仲裁协议系指当事人在合同中订明的仲裁条款，或者以其他方式达成的提交仲裁的书面协议。

　　第四条 仲裁委员会有权对仲裁协议的存在、效力以及仲裁案件的管辖权作出决定。当事人对仲裁协议的效力有异议的，如果一方请求仲裁委员会作出决定，另一方请求人民法院作出裁定，则由人民法院裁定。

　　第五条 合同中的仲裁条款应视为与合同其他条款分离地、独立地存在的条款，附属于合同的仲裁协议也应视为与合同其他条款分离地、独立地存在的一个部分;合同的变更、解除、终止、失效或无效以及存在与否，均不影响仲裁条款或仲裁协议的效力。

　　第六条 对仲裁协议及/或仲裁案件管辖权的抗辩，应当在仲裁庭首次开庭前提出; 对书面审理的案件的管辖权的抗辩，应当在第一次实体答辩前提出。

　　第七条 凡当事人同意将争议提交仲裁委员会仲裁的，均视为同意按照本仲裁规则进行仲裁。

　　第二节 组织

　　第八条 仲裁委员会设名誉主任一人、顾问若干人。

　　第九条 仲裁委员会由主任一人、副主任若干人和委员若干人组成。主任履行本规则赋予的职责，副主任受主任的委托可以履行主任的职责。仲裁委员会设秘书处，在仲裁委员会秘书长的领导下负责处理仲裁委员会的日常事务。

　　第十条 仲裁委员会设立仲裁员名册，仲裁员由仲裁委员会从对航海、海上运输、对外贸易、保险和法律等方面具有专门知识和实际经验的中外人士中聘任。

　　第十一条 仲裁委员会设在北京。根据仲裁业务发展的需要，仲裁委员会可以在中国境内其他地方设立仲裁委员会分会。

　　第二章 仲裁程序

　　第一节 仲裁申请、答辩、反请求

　　第十二条 仲裁程序自仲裁委员会发出仲裁通知之日起开始。

　　第十三条 申请人提出仲裁申请时应： (一)提交仲裁申请书，仲裁申请书应写明：

　　1. 申请人和被申请人的名称和住所(如有邮政编码、电话、电传、传真和电报号码，也应写明);

　　2. 申请人所依据的仲裁协议;

　　3. 案情和争议要点;

　　4. 申请人的请求及所依据的事实和证据。

　　仲裁申请书应由申请人及/或申请人授权的代理人签名及/或盖章。 (二)在提交仲裁申请书时，附具申请人请求所依据的事实的证明文件。 (三)按照仲裁委员会制定的仲裁费用表的规定预缴仲裁费。

　　第十四条 仲裁委员会秘书处收到申请人的仲裁申请书及其附件后，经过审查，认为申请仲裁的手续不完备的，可以要求申请人予以完备; 认为申请仲裁的手续已完备的，应立即向被申请人发出仲裁通知，并将申请人的仲裁申请书及其附件，连同仲裁委员会的仲裁规则、仲裁员名册?

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　　仲裁委员会向申请人和被申请人发出仲裁通知后，应指定一名秘书处的人员负责仲裁案件的程序管理工作。

　　第十五条 申请人和被申请人应各自在收到仲裁通知之日起 20 天内在仲裁委员会仲裁员名册中各自选定一名仲裁员，或者委托仲裁委员会主任指定。

　　第十六条 被申请人应在收到仲裁通知之日起 45 天内向仲裁委员会秘书处提交答辩书和有关证明文件。

　　第十七条 被申请人如有反请求，最迟应在收到仲裁通知之日起 60 天内以书面形式提交仲裁委员会。仲裁庭认为有正当理由的，可以适当延长此期限。

　　被申请人提出反请求时，应在其书面反请求中写明具体的反请求、反请求理由以及所依据的事实和证据，并附具有关的证明文件。

　　被申请人提出反请求，应当按照仲裁委员会的仲裁费用表的规定预缴仲裁费。

　　第十八条 申请人可以对其仲裁请求提出修改，被申请人也可以对其反请求提出修改; 但是，仲裁庭认为其修改的提出过迟而影响仲裁程序正常进行的，可以拒绝修改请求。

　　第十九条 当事人提交仲裁申请书、答辩书、反请求书和有关证明材料以及其他文件时，应一式五份，如果当事人人数超过两人，则应增加相应份数，如果仲裁庭组成人数为一人，则可以减少两份。

　　第二十条 被申请人未提交书面答辩及/或申请人对被申请人的反请求未提出书面答辩的，不影响仲裁程序的进行。

　　第二十一条 当事人可以委托仲裁代理人办理有关的仲裁事项; 接受委托的仲裁代理人，应向仲裁委员会提交授权委托书。

　　中国公民和外国公民均可以接受委托，担任仲裁代理人。

　　第二十二条 当事人申请财产保全，仲裁委员会应当将当事人的申请提交被申请人住所地或其财产所在地的海事法院作出裁定。

　　当事人申请证据保全，仲裁委员会应当将当事人的申请提交证据所在地的海事法院作出裁定。

　　第二节 仲裁庭的组成

　　第二十三条 双方当事人应当各自在仲裁委员会仲裁员名册中选定一名仲裁员或者委托仲裁委员会主任指定。第三名仲裁员由双方当事人共同选定或者共同委托仲裁委员会主任指定。

　　如果双方当事人在被申请人收到仲裁通知之日起 20 天内未能共同选定或者共同委托仲裁委员会主任指定第三名仲裁员，则由仲裁委员会主任指定。第三名仲裁员担任首席仲裁员。首席仲裁员与被选定或者被指定的两名仲裁员组成仲裁庭，共同审理案件。

　　第二十四条 双方当事人可以在仲裁委员会仲裁员名册中共同选定或者共同委托仲裁委员会主任指定一名仲裁员作为独任仲裁员，成立仲裁庭，单独审理案件。

　　如果双方当事人约定由一名独任仲裁员审理案件，但在被申请人收到仲裁通知之日起 20 天内未能就独任仲裁员的人选达成一致意见，则由仲裁委员会主任指定。

　　第二十五条 申请人或者被申请人未按照本仲裁规则第十五条的规定选定或者委托仲裁委员会主任指定仲裁员的，则由仲裁委员会主任指定。

　　第二十六条 仲裁案件有两个或者两个以上申请人及/或被申请人时，申请人之间及/或被申请人之间应当经过协商，在仲裁委员会仲裁员名册中各自共同选定或者各自共同委托仲裁委员会主任指定一名仲裁员。

　　如果申请人之间及/或被申请人之间未能在收到仲裁通知之日起 20 天内各自共同选定或者各自共同委托仲裁委员会主任指定一名仲裁员，则由仲裁委员会主任指定。

　　第二十七条 被选定或者被指定的仲裁员，与案件有个人利害关系的，应当自行向仲裁委员会披露并请求回避。

　　第二十八条 当事人对被选定或者被指定的仲裁员的公正性和独立性产生具有正当理由的怀疑时，可以书面向仲裁委员会提出要求该仲裁员回避的请求，但应说明提出回避请求所依据的具体事实和理由，并举证。

　　对仲裁员的回避请求应在第一次开庭之前以书面形式提出; 如果要求回避事由的发生和得知是在第一次开庭审理之后，则可以在最后一次开庭终结之前提出。

　　第二十九条 仲裁员是否回避，由仲裁委员会主任作出决定。

　　第三十条 仲裁员因回避或者由于死亡、除名等其他原因不能履行职责时，应按照原选定或者指定该仲裁员的程序，选定或者指定替代的仲裁员。

　　替代的仲裁员选定或者指定后，由仲裁庭决定以前进行过的全部或部分审理是否需要重新进行。

　　第三节 审理

　　第三十一条 仲裁庭应当开庭审理案件。但经双方当事人申请或者征得双方当事人同意，仲裁庭也认为不必开庭审理的，仲裁庭可以只依据书面文件进行审理并作出裁决。

　　第三十二条 仲裁案件第一次开庭审理的日期，经仲裁庭商仲裁委员会秘书处决定后，由秘书处于开庭前 30 天通知双方当事人。当事人有正当理由的，可以请求延期，但必须在开庭前 12 天以书面形式向秘书处提出; 是否延期，由仲裁庭决定。

　　第三十三条 第一次开庭审理以后的开庭审理的日期的通知，不受 30 天期限的限制。

　　第三十四条 由仲裁委员会受理的案件应当在北京进行审理，经仲裁委员会秘书长同意，也可以在其他地点进行审理。

　　第三十五条 仲裁庭开庭审理案件不公开进行，如果双方当事人要求公开审理，由仲裁庭作出是否公开审理的决定。

　　第三十六条 不公开审理的案件，双方当事人及其仲裁代理人、证人、仲裁员、仲裁庭咨询的专家和指定的鉴定人、仲裁委员会秘书处的有关人员，均不得对外界透露案件实体和程序进行的情况。

　　第三十七条 当事人应当对其申请、答辩和反请求所依据的事实提出证据。仲裁庭认为必要时，可以自行调查事实，收集证据。

　　仲裁庭自行调查事实，收集证据时，认为有必要通知双方当事人到场的，应及时通知双方当事人到场，经通知而一方或双方当事人不到场的，仲裁庭自行调查事实和收集证据的行动不受其影响。

　　第三十八条 仲裁庭可以就案件中的专门问题向专家咨询或者指定鉴定人进行鉴定，专家和鉴定人可以是中国或外国的机构或公民。

　　仲裁庭有权要求当事人，而且当事人也有义务向专家/鉴定人提供或出示任何有关资料、文件或财产、货物，以供专家/鉴定人审阅、检验及/或鉴定。

　　第三十九条 专家报告和鉴定报告的副本，应送给双方当事人，给予双方当事人对专家报告和鉴定报告提出意见的机会。任何一方当事人要求专家/鉴定人参加开庭的，经仲裁庭同意后，专家/鉴定人可以参加开庭，并在仲裁庭认为必要和适宜的情况下就他们的报告作出解释。

　　第四十条 当事人提出的证据由仲裁庭审定; 专家报告和鉴定报告，由仲裁庭决定是否采纳。

　　第四十一条 仲裁庭开庭审理时，一方当事人不出席，仲裁庭可以进行缺席审理和作出缺席裁决。

　　第四十二条 开庭审理时，仲裁庭可以作庭审笔录及/或录音。仲裁庭认为必要时，可以作出庭审要点，并要求当事人及/其代理人、证人及/或其他有关人员在庭审要点上签字或者盖章。

　　庭审笔录和录音只供仲裁庭查用。

　　第四十三条 仲裁案件，如果当事人在仲裁庭之外自行达成和解，可以请求仲裁庭根据其和解协议的内容作出裁决书结案，也可以申请撤销案件。在仲裁庭组成前申请撤销案件的，由仲裁委员会秘书长作出决定;在仲裁庭组成后申请撤销案件的, 由仲裁庭作出决定。

　　当事人就已经撤销的案件再提出仲裁申请时，由仲裁委员会主任作出受理或者不受理的决定。

　　第四十四条 一方当事人知道或者理应知道本仲裁规则或仲裁协议中规定的任何条款或情事未被遵守，但仍参加仲裁程序或继续进行仲裁程序而且不对此不遵守情况及时地明示地提出书面异议的，视为放弃其提出异议的权利。

　　第四十五条 如果双方当事人有调解愿望，或一方当事人有调解愿望并经仲裁庭征得另一方当事人同意的，仲裁庭可以在仲裁程序进行过程中对其审理的案件进行调解。

　　第四十六条 仲裁庭可以按照其认为适当的方式进行调解。

　　第四十七条 仲裁庭在进行调解的过程中，任何一方当事人提出终止调解或仲裁庭认为已无调解成功的可能时，应停止调解。

　　第四十八条 在仲裁庭进行调解的过程中，双方当事人在仲裁庭之外达成和解的, 应视为是在仲裁庭调解下达成的和解。

　　第四十九条 经仲裁庭调解达成和解的，双方当事人应签订书面和解协议;除非当事人另有约定，仲裁庭应当根据当事人书面和解协议的内容作出裁决书结案。

　　第五十条 如果调解不成功，任何一方当事人均不得在其后的仲裁程序、司法程序和其他程序中援引对方当事人或仲裁庭在调解过程中发表过的、提出过的、建议过的、承认过的以及愿意接近过的或否定过的任何陈述、意见、观点或建议作为其请求、答辩及、或反请求的依据。

　　第四节 裁决

　　第五十一条 仲裁庭应当在组庭之日起九个月内作出仲裁裁决书。在仲裁庭的要求下，仲裁委员会秘书长认为确有必要和确有正当理由的，可以延长该期限。

　　第五十二条 仲裁庭应当根据事实，依照法律和合同规定，参考国际惯例，并遵循公平合理原则，独立公正地作出裁决。

　　第五十三条 由三名仲裁员组成的仲裁庭审理的案件，仲裁裁决依全体仲裁员或多数仲裁员的意见决定，少数仲裁员的意见可以作成记录附卷。

　　仲裁庭不能形成多数意见时，仲裁裁决依首席仲裁员的意见作出。

　　第五十四条 仲裁庭在其作出的仲裁裁决中，应当写明仲裁请求、争议事实、裁决理由、裁决结果、仲裁费用和负担、裁决的日期和地点。当事人协议不愿写明争议事实和裁决理由的，以及按照双方当事人和解协议的内容作出裁决的，可以不写明争议事实和裁决理由。

　　第五十五条 除非仲裁裁决依首席仲裁员意见或独任仲裁员意见作出，仲裁裁决应由多数仲裁员署名。持有不同意见的仲裁员可以在裁决书上署名，也可以不署名。

　　仲裁员应在签署裁决前将裁决书草案提交仲裁委员会。在不影响仲裁员独立裁决的情况下，仲裁委员会可以就裁决书的形式问题提请仲裁员注意。

　　裁决书应加盖仲裁委员会印章。

　　作出仲裁裁决书的日期，即为仲裁裁决发生法律效力的日期。

　　第五十六条 仲裁庭认为必要或者当事人提出经仲裁庭同意时，可以在仲裁过程中在最终仲裁裁决作出之前的任何时候，就案件的任何问题作出中间裁决或部分裁决。任何一方当事人不履行中间裁决，不影响仲裁程序的继续进行，也不影响仲裁庭作出最终裁决。

　　第五十七条 仲裁庭有权在仲裁裁决书中裁定双方当事人最终应向仲裁委员会支付的仲裁费和其他费用。

　　第五十八条 仲裁庭有权在裁决书中裁定败诉方应当补偿胜诉方因为办理案件所支出的部分合理的费用，但补偿金额最多不得超过胜诉方胜诉金额的 10%。

　　第五十九条 仲裁裁决是终局的，对双方当事人均有约束力。任何一方当事人均不得向法院起诉，也不得向其他任何机构提出变更仲裁裁决的请求。

　　第六十条 任何一方当事人均可以在收到仲裁裁决书之日起 30 天内就仲裁裁决书中的书写、打印、计算上的错误或其他类似性质的错误，书面申请仲裁庭作出更正;如确有错误，仲裁庭应在收到书面申请之日起 30 天内作出书面更正，仲裁庭也可以在发出仲裁裁决书之日起 30 天内自行以书面形式作出更正。该书面更正构成裁决书的一部分。

　　第六十一条 如果仲裁裁决有漏裁事项，任何一方当事人均可以在收到仲裁裁决书之日起 30 天内以书面形式请求仲裁庭就仲裁裁决中漏裁的仲裁事项作出补充裁决。

　　如确有漏裁事项，仲裁庭应在收到上述书面申请之日起 30 天内作出补充裁决，仲裁庭也可以在发出仲裁裁决书之日起 30 天内自行作出补充裁决。补充裁决构成原裁决书的一部分。

　　第六十二条 当事人应当依照仲裁裁决书写明的期限自动履行裁决; 仲裁裁决书未写明期限的，应当立即履行。

　　一方当事人不履行的，另一方当事人可以根据中国法律的规定，向中国法院申请执行; 或者根据一九五八年《承认及执行外国仲裁裁决公约》或者中国缔结或参加的其他国际条约，向外国有管辖权的法院申请执行。

　　第三章 简易程序

　　第六十三条 除非当事人另有约定，凡是争议金额不超过人民币 50 万元的，或争议金额超过人民币 50 万元，经一方当事人书面申请并征得另一方当事人书面同意的，适用本简易程序。

　　第六十四条 申请人向仲裁委员会提出仲裁申请，经审查可以受理并适用简易程序的，仲裁委员会秘书处应立即向双方当事人发出仲裁通知。

　　除非双方当事人已从仲裁委员会仲裁员名册中共同选定了一名独任仲裁员，双方当事人应在被申请人收到仲裁通知之日起 15 天内在仲裁委员会仲裁员名册中共同选定或者共同委托仲裁委员会主任指定一名独任仲裁员。双方当事人逾期未能共同选定或者共同委托仲裁委员会主任指定的，仲裁委员会主任应立即指定一名独任仲裁员成立仲裁庭审理案件。

　　第六十五条 被申请人应在收到仲裁通知之日起 30 天内向仲裁委员会提交答辩书及有关证明文件; 如有反请求，也应在此期限内提出反请求书及有关证明文件。

　　第六十六条 仲裁庭可以按照其认为适当的方式，审理案件; 可以决定只依据当事人提交的书面材料和证据进行书面审理，也可以决定开庭审理。

　　第六十七条 当事人应按照仲裁庭的要求和限定的日期提交仲裁所需的书面材料及证据。

　　第六十八条 对于开庭审理的案件，仲裁庭确定开庭的日期后，仲裁委员会秘书处应在开庭前 15 天将开庭日期通知双方当事人。

　　第六十九条 如果仲裁庭决定开庭审理，仲裁庭只开庭一次。确有必要的，仲裁庭可以决定再次开庭。

　　第七十条 在进行简易程序过程中，任何一方当事人没有按照本简易程序行事时, 不影响程序的进行和仲裁庭作出裁决的权力。

　　第七十一条 仲裁请求的变更或反请求的提出，不影响简易程序的继续进行。

　　第七十二条 开庭审理的案件，仲裁庭应在开庭审理或再次开庭审理之日起30天内作出仲裁裁决书;书面审理的案件，仲裁庭应当在仲裁庭成立之日起90天内作出仲裁裁决书。在仲裁庭的要求下，仲裁委员会秘书长认为确有必要和确有正当理由的，可以对上述期限予以延长。

　　第七十三条本章未规定的事项，适用本仲裁规则的其他各章的有关规定。

　　第四章 附则

　　第七十四条 仲裁委员会以中文为正式语文。当事人另有约定的，则从其约定。仲裁庭开庭时，如果当事人或其代理人、证人需要语文翻译，可以由仲裁委员会秘书处提供译员，也可以由当事人自行提供译员。

　　对当事人提交的各种文书和证明材料，仲裁庭及/或仲裁委员会秘书处认为必要时，可以要求当事人提供相应的中文译本或其他语文的译本。

　　第七十五条 有关仲裁的一切文书、通知、材料等均可以派人或以挂号信或航空特快专递、传真、电传、电报或仲裁委员会秘书处认为适当的其他方式发送给当事人及/ 或其仲裁代理人。

　　第七十六条 向当事人及/或其仲裁代理人发送的任何书面通讯，如经当面递交收讯人或投递至收讯人的营业地点、惯常住所或通讯地址，或者经合理查询不能找到上述任一地点而以挂号信或能提供作过投递企图的记录的其他任何手段投递给收讯人最后一个为人所知的营业地点、惯常住所或通讯地址，即应视为已经送达。

　　第七十七条 仲裁委员会除按照其制定的仲裁费用表向当事人收取仲裁费外，可以向当事人收取其他额外的、合理的实际开支，包括仲裁员办理案件的特殊报酬、差旅费、食宿费以及仲裁庭聘请专家、鉴定人和翻译等的费用。

　　仲裁委员会对双方当事人自行达成和解后申请撤销的案件，可以视工作量的大小和实际开支的多少，收取仲裁费。

　　第七十八条 仲裁协议或合同中的仲裁条款订明由中国海事仲裁委员会仲裁或由其旧名称的中国国际贸易促进委员会海事仲裁委员会仲裁的，均应视为双方当事人一致同意由中国海事仲裁委员会仲裁。

　　第七十九条 本仲裁规则自1995年10月1日起施行。在本仲裁规则施行前仲裁委员会受理的案件，仍适用受理案件时适用的仲裁规则; 双方当事人同意的，也可以适用本仲裁规则。

　　第八十条 本仲裁规则由仲裁委员会负责解释。

　　CHINA MARITIME ARBITRATION COMMISSION ARBITRATION RULES

　　(Revised and Adopted on September 4,1995 by China Chamber ofInternational Commerce. Effective as from October 1,1995.)

　　Whole document

　　Chapter I General Provisions

　　Section 1 Jurisdiction

　　Article 1

　　These Rules are formulated in accordance with the Arbitration Law and

　　the provisions of the relevant laws of the Peoples Republic of China

　　(PRC) and pursuant to the "Decision ”, the "Notice" and "Official Reply"

　　of the State Council of the PRC.

　　Article 2

　　China Maritime Arbitration Commission (formerly known as Maritime

　　Arbitration Commission of the China Council for the Promotion of

　　International Trade, and hereinafter referred to as the "Arbitration

　　Commission")independently and impartially resolves, by means of

　　arbitration, contractual or non-contractual maritime disputes arising

　　from, or in the process of, transportation, production and navigation by

　　or at sea, in coastal waters and other waters connected with sea, in order

　　to protect the legitimate rights and interests of the parties and promote

　　the development of the domestic and international shipping industry and

　　economy and trade.

　　The Arbitration Commission shall take cognizance of cases of following

　　maritime disputes：

　　(1) dispute arising from salvage and general average;

　　(2) dispute arising from collision between vessels, or from damage

　　caused by a vessel to the structure and installation on the sea, waterways

　　connected with sea, in the harbour as well as the submarine or underwater

　　installation;

　　(3) dispute arising from management, operation, chartering, mortgage,

　　agency, towage, raising, sale, repair, building, demolition, of

　　sea-going/river vessel, as well as carriage by sea in virtue of contracts

　　of affreightment, bill of lading or other documents, and marine insurance

　　;

　　(4) dispute regarding the utilization of the marine resources and

　　pollution damages to the marine environment ;

　　(5) dispute arising from contract of freight forwarding, supply of

　　ships stores, employment of seaman aboard a foreign vessel, fishery

　　production and fishing;

　　(6) other maritime dispute submitted for arbitration by agreement

　　between the parties.

　　Article 3

　　The Arbitration Commission takes cognizance of cases in accordance

　　with an arbitration agreement between the parties concluded before or

　　after the occurrence of the dispute to refer their dispute to the

　　Arbitration Commission for arbitration and upon the written application by

　　one of the parties.

　　An arbitration agreement means an arbitration clause stipulated by the

　　parties in their contract or a written agreement concluded by the parties

　　in other forms to submit their dispute for arbitration.

　　Article 4

　　The Arbitration Commission has the power to decide on the existence

　　and validity of an arbitration agreement and the jurisdiction over an

　　arbitration case. If a party challenges the validity of the arbitration

　　agreement and requests the Arbitration Commission to make a decision

　　thereupon and he other party applies to the Peoples Court for a ruling,

　　the latters ruling shall prevail.

　　Article 5

　　An arbitration clause contained in a contract shall be regarded as

　　existing independently and separately from the other clauses of the

　　contract, and an arbitration agreement attached to a contract shall be

　　treated as a part of the contract existing independently and separately

　　from the other parts of the contract. The validity of an arbitration

　　clause or an arbitration agreement shall not be affected by the

　　modification, rescission, termination, invalidity, revocation or

　　non-existence of the contract.

　　Article 6

　　Any objections to an arbitration agreement and/or jurisdiction over an

　　arbitration case shall be raised before the first hearing conducted by the

　　arbitration tribunal. Where a case is examined on the basis of documents

　　only, the objections to jurisdiction should be raised before submission of

　　the first substantive defense.

　　Article 7

　　Once the parties agree to submit their dispute to the Arbitration

　　Commission for arbitration, they shall be deemed that they have agreed to

　　conduct the arbitration under these Rules.

　　Section 2 Organization

　　Article 8

　　The Arbitration Commission shall have one honorary Chairman and

　　several advisers.

　　Article 9

　　The Arbitration Commission is composed of one Chairman, several

　　Vice-Chairmen and a number of Commission members. The Chairman performs

　　the functions and duties vested in him by these Rules and the

　　Vice-Chairmen may perform the Chairmans functions and duties with the

　　Chairmans authorization.

　　The Arbitration Commission shall have a secretariat to handle its

　　day-to-day work under the leadership of the Secretary-General of the

　　Arbitration Commission.

　　Article 10

　　The Arbitration Commission shall maintain a Panel of Arbitrators. The

　　arbitrators shall be selected and appointed by the Arbitration Commission

　　from among Chinese and foreign personages with special knowledge and

　　practical experience in the fields of navigation, carriage by sea, foreign

　　trade, insurance and law and other fields.

　　Article 11

　　The Arbitration Commission is located in Beijing. The Arbitration

　　Commission may, according to the requirement of development of arbitration

　　business, set up its Sub-Commissions in other places within chinas

　　territory.

　　Chapter II Arbitration Proceedings

　　Section 1 Application for Arbitration, Defense and Counter-claim

　　Article 12

　　The arbitration proceedings shall commence from the date on which the

　　Notice of Arbitration is sent out by the Arbitration Commission.

　　Article 13

　　The Claimant shall satisfy the following requirements when submitting

　　his Application for Arbitration:

　　(1)an Application for Arbitration in writing shall be submitted and

　　the following shall be specified in the Application for Arbitration:

　　(a)the name and address of the Claimant and those of the Respondent,

　　including the zip code, telephone number, telex number, fax number and

　　cable number, if any;

　　(b)the arbitration agreement relied upon by the Claimant;

　　(c)the facts of the case and the main points of dispute;

　　(d)the Claimants claim and the facts and evidence on which his claim

　　is based. The Application for Arbitration shall be signed and/or stamped

　　by the Claimant and/or the attorney authorized by the Claimant.

　　(2)When an Application for Arbitration is submitted to the Arbitration

　　Commission, the relevant documentary evidence on which the Claimants

　　claim is based shall accompany the Application for Arbitration.

　　(3)The Claimant shall pay an arbitration fee in advance to the

　　Arbitration Commission according to the Arbitration Fee Schedule of the

　　Arbitration Commission.

　　Article 14

　　After receipt of the Application for Arbitration and its attachments

　　and when the secretariat of the Arbitration Commission, after examination,

　　deems that the Claimant has not completed the formalities required for

　　arbitration, the secretariat shall demand the Claimant to complete them,

　　and when the secretariat deems that the Claimant has completed the

　　formalities, the secretariat shall immediately send to the Respondent a

　　Notice of Arbitration together with one copy each of the Claimants

　　Application for Arbitration and its attachments as well as the Arbitration

　　Rules, the Panel of Arbitrators and the Arbitration Fee Schedule of the

　　Arbitration Commission, and shall simultaneously send to the Claimant one

　　copy each of the Notice of Arbitration, the Arbitration Rules, the Panel

　　of Arbitrators and Arbitration Fee Schedule. The secretariat of the

　　Arbitration Commission, after sending the Notice of Arbitration to the

　　Claimant and Respondent, the Notice of Arbitration to the Claimant and

　　Respondent, shall appoint one of its staff-members to take charge of

　　procedural administration of the case.

　　Article 15

　　The Claimant and the Respondent shall, within 20 days as from the date

　　of receipt of the Notice of Arbitration, appoint an arbitrator from among

　　the Panel of Arbitrators of the Arbitration Commission or authorize the

　　Chairman of the Arbitration Commission to make such appointment.

　　Article 16

　　The Respondent shall, within 45 days from the date of receipt of the

　　Notice of Arbitration, submit his written defense and relevant documentary

　　evidence to the secretariat of the Arbitration Commission.

　　Article 17

　　The Respondent shall, at the latest within 60 days from the date of

　　receipt of the Notice of Arbitration, lodge with the secretariat of the

　　Arbitration Commission his counterclaim in writing, if any. The

　　arbitration tribunal may extend that time limit if it deems that there

　　are justified reasons.

　　When lodging a counterclaim, the Respondent must state in his written

　　statement of counterclaim his specific claim, reasons for his claim and

　　facts and evidence upon which his claim is based, and attach to his

　　written statement of counterclaim the relevant documentary evidence. When

　　lodging a counterclaim, the Respondent shall pay an arbitration fee in

　　advance according to the Arbitration Fee Schedule of the Arbitration

　　Commission.

　　Article 18

　　The Claimant may request to amend his claim and the Respondent may

　　request to amend his counterclaim; but the arbitration tribunal may refuse

　　such a request for amendment if it considers that it is too late to raise

　　the request and the amendment may affect the arbitration proceedings.

　　Article 19

　　When submitting application for arbitration, written defense,

　　statement of counterclaim, documentary evidence and other documents, the

　　party/parties shall submit them in quintuplicate. If the number of the

　　parties exceeds two, additional copies shall be submitted accordingly; if

　　the number of arbitrator of the arbitration tribunal is one, two copies

　　may be reduced.

　　Article 20

　　The arbitration proceedings shall not be affected in case the

　　Respondent fails to file his defense in writing or the Claimant fails to

　　submit his written defense against the Respondents counterclaim.

　　Article 21

　　The parties may authorize arbitration agents to deal with the matters

　　relating to arbitration; the authorized attorney must produce a Power of

　　Attorney to the Arbitration Commission.

　　Chinese and foreign citizens can be authorized to act as arbitration

　　agents.

　　Article 22

　　When a party applies for property preservative measures, the

　　Arbitration Commission shall submit the partys application for a ruling

　　to the maritime court in the place where the domicile of the party against

　　whom the property preservative measures are sought is located or in the

　　place where the property of the said party is located.

　　When a party applies for taking interim measures of protection of

　　evidence, the Arbitration Commission shall submit the partys application

　　for a ruling to the maritime court in the place where the evidence is

　　located.

　　Section 2 Formation of Arbitration Tribunal

　　Article 23

　　Each of the parties shall appoint one arbitrator from among the Panel

　　of Arbitrators of the Arbitration Commission or entrust the Chairman of

　　the Arbitration Commission to make such appointment. The third arbitrator

　　shall be jointly appointed by the parties or appointed by the Chairman of

　　the Arbitration Commission upon the parties joint authorization. In case

　　the parties fail to jointly appoint or jointly entrust the Chairman of the

　　Arbitration Commission to appoint the third arbitrator within 20 days from

　　the date on which the Respondent receives the Notice of Arbitration, the

　　third arbitrator shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Arbitration

　　Commission. The third arbitrator shall act as the presiding arbitrator.

　　The presiding arbitrator and the two appointed arbitrators shall

　　jointly form an arbitration tribunal to jointly hear the case.

　　Article 24

　　Both parties may jointly appoint or jointly authorize the Chairman of

　　the Arbitration Commission to appoint a sole arbitrator to form an

　　arbitration tribunal to hear the case alone.

　　If both parties have agreed on the appointment of a sole arbitrator to

　　hear their case alone but have failed to agree on the choice of such a

　　sole arbitrator within 20 days from the date on which the Respondent

　　receives the Notice of Arbitration, the Chairman of the Arbitration

　　Commission shall make such an appointment.

　　Article 25

　　If the Claimant or the Respondent fails to appoint or authorize the

　　Chairman of the Arbitration Commission to appoint an arbitrator according

　　to Article 15 of these Rules, the Chairman of the Arbitration Commission

　　shall appoint an arbitrator on his behalf.

　　Article 26

　　When there are two or more Claimants and/or Respondents in an

　　arbitration case, the Claimants side and/or the Respondents side each

　　shall, through consultation, appoint or entrust the Chairman of the

　　Arbitration Commission to appoint one arbitrator from among the Panel of

　　Arbitrators of the Arbitration Commission.

　　If the Claimants side or the Respondents side fails to make such

　　appointment or entrustment within 20 days as from the date on which the

　　Respondents side receives the Notice of Arbitration, the appointment

　　shall be made by the Chairman of the Arbitration Commission.

　　Article 27

　　Any appointed arbitrator having a personal interest in the case shall

　　himself disclose such circumstances to the Arbitration Commission and

　　request a withdrawal from his office.

　　Article 28

　　A party may make a request in writing to the Arbitration Commission

　　for the removal of an appointed arbitrator from his office, if the party

　　has justified reasons to suspect the impartiality and independence of the

　　appointed arbitrator. In the request, the facts and reasons on which the

　　request is based and evidence must be given.

　　A challenge against an arbitrator for a removal from his office must

　　be put forward in writing no later than the first oral hearing. If the

　　grounds for the challenge come out or are made known after the first oral

　　hearing, the challenge may be raised after the first hearing but before

　　the end of the last hearing.

　　Article 29

　　The Chairman of the Arbitration Commission shall decide on the

　　challenge.

　　Article 30

　　If an arbitrator cannot perform his duty owing to withdrawal, demise,

　　removal or other reasons, a substitute arbitrator shall be appointed in

　　accordance with the procedure pursuant to which the original arbitrator

　　was appointed.

　　After the appointment of the substitute arbitrator, the arbitration

　　tribunal has discretion to decide whether or not the whole or part of the

　　previous hearings shall be repeated. Section 3 Hearing

　　Article 31

　　The arbitration Tribunal shall hold oral hearings when examining a

　　case. At the request of the parties or with their consent, oral hearings

　　may be omitted if the arbitration tribunal also deems that oral hearings

　　are unnecessary, and then the arbitration tribunal may examine the case

　　and make an award on the basis of documents only.

　　Article 32

　　The date of the first oral hearing shall be fixed by the arbitration

　　tribunal in consultation with the secretariat of the Arbitration

　　Commission.

　　The notice of the date of the hearing shall be communicated by the

　　secretariat of the Arbitration Commission to the parties 30 days before

　　the date of the hearing. A party having justified reasons may request a

　　postponement of the date of the hearing. His request must be communicated

　　to the secretariat of the Arbitration Commission 12 days before the date

　　of the hearing and the arbitration tribunal shall decide whether to

　　postpone the hearing or not.

　　Article 33

　　The notice of the date of hearing subsequent to the first hearing is

　　not subject to the 30-day time limit.

　　Article 34

　　The cases taken cognizance of by the Arbitration Commission shall be

　　heard in Beijing, or in other places with the approval of the

　　Secretary-General of the Arbitration Commission.

　　Article 35

　　The arbitration tribunal shall not hear cases in open session. If both

　　parties request a hearing to be held in open session, the arbitration

　　tribunal shall decide whether to hold the hearing in open session or not.

　　Article 36

　　When a case is heard in closed session, the parties, their attorneys,

　　witnesses, arbitrators, experts consulted by the arbitration tribunal and

　　appraisers appointed by the arbitration tribunal and the relevant

　　staff-members of the secretariat of the Arbitration Commission shall not

　　disclose to outsiders the substantive or procedural matters of the case.

　　Article 37

　　The parties shall produce evidence for the facts on which their claim,

　　defense and counterclaims are based. The arbitration tribunal may

　　undertake investigations and collect evidence on its own initiative, if it

　　deems it necessary.

　　If the arbitration tribunal investigates and collects evidence on its

　　own initiative, it shall timely inform the parties to be present on the

　　spot if it deems it necessary. Should one party or both parties fail to

　　appear on the spot, the investigation and collection of evidence shall by

　　no means be affected.

　　Article 38

　　The arbitration tribunal may consult an expert or appoint an appraiser

　　for the clarification of special questions relating to the case. Such an

　　expert or appraiser can be an organization or a citizen, Chinese or

　　foreign.

　　The arbitration tribunal has the power to order the parties and the

　　parties are also obliged to submit or produce to the expert or appraiser

　　any materials, documents, properties or goods related to the case for

　　check-up, inspection and/or appraisal.

　　Article 39

　　The experts report and the appraisers report shall be copied to the

　　parties so that they may have the opportunity to give their opinions

　　thereon. At the request of any party to the case and with the approval of

　　the arbitration tribunal, the expert and appraiser may be present at the

　　hearing and give explanations of their reports when the arbitration

　　tribunal deems it necessary and appropriate.

　　Article 40

　　The evidence submitted by the parties shall be examined and decided by

　　the arbitration tribunal. The adoption of the experts report and the

　　appraisers report shall be determined by the arbitration tribunal.

　　Article 41

　　Should one of the parties fail to appear at the hearing, the

　　arbitration tribunal may proceed with the hearing and make an award by

　　default.

　　Article 42

　　During the hearing, the arbitration tribunal may make a record in

　　writing and/or by tape-recording. The arbitration tribunal may, when it

　　deems it necessary, make a minute stating the main points of the hearing

　　and ask the parties and/or their attorneys, witnesses and/or other persons

　　involved to sign their names on it and/or affix their seals to it.

　　The record in writing or by tape-recording is only for the use and

　　reference of the arbitration tribunal.

　　Article 43

　　If the parties to an arbitration case reach an amicable settlement

　　agreement by themselves, they may either request the arbitration tribunal

　　to make an award in accordance with the contents of their amicable

　　settlement agreement to end the case or request a dismissal of the case.

　　The Secretary-General of the Arbitration Commission shall decide on the

　　request for a dismissal of the case if the request is made before the

　　formation of the arbitration tribunal, and the arbitration tribunal shall

　　decide if the request is put forward after the formation of the

　　arbitration tribunal.

　　If the party or the parties refer the dismissed case again to the

　　Arbitration Commission for arbitration, the Chairman of the Arbitration

　　Commission shall decide whether to accept the reference or not.

　　Article 44

　　A party who knows or should have known that any provision or

　　requirement of these Rules has not been complied with and yet proceeds

　　with the arbitration proceedings without explicitly raising in writing his

　　objection to non-compliance in a timely manner shall be deemed to have

　　waived his right to object.

　　Article 45

　　If both parties have a desire for conciliation or one party so desires

　　and the other party agrees to it when consulted by the arbitration

　　tribunal, the arbitration tribunal may conciliate the case under its

　　cognizance in the process of arbitration.

　　Article 46

　　The arbitration tribunal may conciliate cases in the manner it deems

　　appropriate.

　　Article 47

　　The arbitration tribunal shall terminate conciliation and continue the

　　arbitration proceedings when one of the parties requests a termination of

　　conciliation or when the arbitration tribunal believes that further

　　efforts to conciliate will be futile.

　　Article 48

　　If the parties have reached an amicable settlement outside the

　　arbitration tribunal in the course of conciliation conducted by the

　　arbitration tribunal, such settlement shall be deemed as one which has

　　been reached through the arbitration tribunals conciliation.

　　Article 49

　　The parties shall sign a settlement agreement in writing when an

　　amicable settlement is reached through conciliation conducted by the

　　arbitration tribunal, and the arbitration tribunal shall end the case by

　　making an arbitration award in accordance with the contents of the

　　settlement agreement unless otherwise agreed by the parties.

　　Article 50

　　Should conciliation fail, any statement, opinion, view or proposal

　　which has been made, raised, put forward, acknowledged, accepted or

　　rejected by either party or by the arbitration tribunal in the process of

　　conciliation shall not be invoked as grounds for any claim, defense

　　and/or counterclaim in the subsequent arbitration proceedings, judicial

　　proceedings or any other proceedings.

　　Section 4 Award

　　Article 51

　　The arbitration tribunal shall render an arbitral award within 9

　　months as from the date on which the arbitration tribunal is formed. The

　　Secretary General of the Arbitration Commission may extend this time limit

　　at the request of the arbitration tribunal if the Secretary-General of the

　　arbitration Commission considers that it is really necessary and the

　　reasons for extension are truly justified.

　　Article 52

　　The arbitration tribunal shall independently and impartially make its

　　arbitral award on the basis of the facts, in accordance with the law and

　　the terms of the contracts, with reference to international practices and

　　in compliance with the principle of fairness and reasonableness.

　　Article 53

　　Where a case is heard by an arbitration tribunal composed of three

　　arbitrators, the arbitral award shall be decided by the majority of the

　　arbitrators and the minority opinion may be written in the record and

　　docketed into the file.

　　When the arbitration tribunal cannot attain a majority opinion, the

　　arbitral award shall be decided in accordance with the presiding

　　arbitrators opinion.

　　Article 54

　　The arbitration tribunal shall state in the arbitral award the claims,

　　the facts of the dispute, the reasons on which the arbitral award is

　　based, the result of the arbitral award, the allocation of the arbitration

　　costs, the date on which and the place at which the arbitral award is

　　made. The facts of the dispute and the reasons on which the arbitral award

　　is based may not be stated in the arbitral award if the parties have

　　agreed not to state them in the arbitral award, or the arbitral award is

　　made in accordance with the contents of the settlement agreement reached

　　between the parties.

　　Article 55

　　Unless the arbitral award is made in accordance with the opinion of

　　the presiding arbitrator or the sole arbitrator, the arbitral award shall

　　be signed by all the arbitrators or the majority arbitrators sitting on

　　the arbitration tribunal. An arbitrator who has a dissenting opinion may

　　sign or not sign his name on the arbitral award.

　　The arbitrators shall submit their draft arbitral award to the

　　Arbitration Commission before signing the award. The Arbitration

　　Commission may remind the arbitrator of any issue related to the form of

　　the arbitral award on condition that the arbitrators independence of

　　decision is not affected.

　　The Arbitration Commissions stamp shall be affixed to the arbitral

　　award. The date on which the arbitral award is made is the date on which

　　the arbitral award comes into legal effect.

　　Article 56

　　The arbitration tribunal may, if it deems it necessary or the parties

　　so request and the arbitration tribunal agrees, make an interlocutory

　　award or partial award on any issue of the case at any time in the course

　　of arbitration before the final award is made. Either partys failure to

　　perform the interlocutory award does not affect the continuation of the

　　arbitration proceedings and the making of the final award by the

　　arbitration tribunal.

　　Article 57

　　The arbitration tribunal has the power to determine in the arbitral

　　award the arbitration fee and other expenses to be eventually paid by the

　　party or the parties to the Arbitration Commission.

　　Article 58

　　The arbitration tribunal has the power to decide in the arbitral award

　　that the losing party shall pay the winning party as compensation a

　　proportion of the expenses reasonably incurred by the winning party in

　　dealing with the case. The amount of such compensation shall not in any

　　case exceed 10% of the total amount awarded to the winning party.

　　Article 59

　　The arbitral award is final and binding upon both disputing parties.

　　Neither party may bring a suit before a law court or make a request to any

　　other organization for revising the arbitral award.

　　Article 60

　　Either party may request in writing that a correction be made to the

　　writing, typing, calculating and similar errors contained in the arbitral

　　award within 30 days from the date of receipt of the arbitral award; if

　　there is really an error in the arbitral award, the arbitration tribunal

　　shall make a correction in writing within 30 days form the date on receipt

　　of the written request for correction, and the arbitration tribunal may by

　　itself make a correction in writing within 30 days from the date on which

　　the arbitral award is issued. The correction in writing forms a part of

　　the arbitral award.

　　Article 61

　　If anything that should be awarded has been omitted in the arbitral

　　award, either of the parties may make a request in writing to the

　　arbitration tribunal for an additional award within 30 days from the date

　　on which the arbitral award is received.

　　If something which should be awarded is really omitted, the

　　arbitration tribunal shall make an additional award within 30 days from

　　the date of receipt of the request in writing for an additional award. The

　　arbitration tribunal may by itself make an additional award within 30 days

　　from the date on which the arbitral award is issued. The additional award

　　forms a part of the arbitral award which has been previously issued.

　　Article 62

　　The parties must automatically execute the arbitral award within the

　　time limit specified in the arbitral award. If no time limit is specified

　　in the arbitral award, the parties shall carry out the arbitral award

　　immediately.

　　In case one party fails to execute the arbitral award, the other party

　　may apply to the Chinese court for enforcement of the arbitral award

　　pursuant to Chinese law or apply to the competent foreign court for

　　enforcement of the arbitral award according to the 1958 Convention on

　　Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards or other

　　international treaties that China has concluded or participated in.

　　Chapter III Summary Procedure

　　Article 63

　　Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, this Summary Procedure shall

　　apply to any case in dispute where the amount of the claim totals not more

　　than RMB 500, 000 yuan, and to any case in dispute where the amount of the

　　claim totals more than RMB 500, 000 yuan provided that one party applies

　　for arbitration under this Summary Procedure and the other party agrees in

　　writing.

　　Article 64

　　When an application for arbitration is submitted to the Arbitration

　　Commission by one of the parties and the application is accepted by the

　　Arbitration Commission after examination and the Summary Procedure is

　　applicable, the secretariat of the Arbitration Commission shall

　　immediately serve a notice of Arbitration to each of the parties. Unless

　　both parties have jointly appointed one sole arbitrator from among the

　　Panel of Arbitrators of the Arbitration Commission, they shall jointly

　　appoint or jointly entrust the Chairman of the Arbitration Commission to

　　appoint one sole arbitrator within 15 days from the date on which the

　　Notice of Arbitration is received by the Respondent. Should the parties

　　fail to make such appointment or entrustment, the Chairman of the

　　Arbitration Commission shall immediately appoint one sole arbitrator to

　　form an arbitration tribunal to hear the case.

　　Article 65

　　The Respondent shall, within 30 days from the date of receipt of the

　　Notice of Arbitration, submit his defense and relevant documentary

　　evidence to the secretariat of the Arbitration Commission; a counterclaim,

　　if any, shall be lodged together with documentary evidence within the said

　　time limit.

　　Article 66

　　The arbitration tribunal may hear the case in the way it deems

　　appropriate. The arbitration tribunal has discretion to hear the case only

　　on the basis of the written materials and evidence submitted by the

　　parties or to hold an oral hearing as well.

　　Article 67

　　The parties must hand in written materials and evidence needed for the

　　arbitration in compliance with the requirements of the arbitration

　　tribunal within the time limit given by the arbitration tribunal.

　　Article 68

　　For a case which needs an oral hearing, the secretariat of the

　　Arbitration Commission shall, after the arbitration tribunal has fixed a

　　date for hearing, inform the parties of the date of the hearing 15 days

　　before the date of the hearing.

　　Article 69

　　If the arbitration tribunal decides to hear the case orally, only one

　　oral hearing shall be held. However, the arbitration tribunal may hold two

　　oral hearings if really necessary.

　　Article 70

　　Should one of the parties fail to act in compliance with this Summary

　　Procedure during summary proceedings, such failure shall not affect the

　　arbitration tribunals conduct of the proceedings and the arbitration

　　tribunals power to render an arbitral award.

　　Article 71

　　The conduct of the proceedings shall not be affected by any amendment

　　of the claim or by the lodging of a counterclaim.

　　Article 72

　　Where a case is heard orally, the arbitration tribunal shall make an

　　arbitral award within 30 days from the date of the oral hearing if one

　　hearing is to be held, or from the date of the second oral hearing if two

　　oral hearings are to be held. Where a case is examined on the basis of

　　documents only, the arbitration tribunal shall render an arbitral award

　　within 90 days from the date on which the arbitration tribunal is formed.

　　The Secretary-General of the Arbitration Commission may extend the said

　　time limit if such extension is necessary and justifiable.

　　Article 73

　　For matters not covered in this Chapter, the relevant provisions in

　　the other Chapters of these Rules shall apply.

　　Chapter IV Supplementary Provisions

　　Article 74

　　The Chinese language is the official language of the Arbitration

　　Commission. If the parties have agreed otherwise, their agreement shall

　　prevail. At the hearing, if the parties or their attorneys or witnesses

　　require language interpretation, the secretariat of the Arbitration

　　Commission may provide an interpreter for them or the parties may bring

　　with them their own interpreter.

　　The arbitration tribunal and/or the secretariat of the Arbitration

　　Commission may, if it deems it necessary, request the parties to hand in

　　corresponding translation copies in Chinese language or other languages of

　　the documents and evidential materials submitted by the parties.

　　Article 75

　　All the arbitration documents, notices and materials may be sent to

　　the parties and/or their attorneys in person, or by registered letter or

　　express airmail, telefax, telex, cable or by any other means which are

　　deemed proper by the secretariat of the Arbitration Commission.

　　Article 76

　　Any written communication to the parties is deemed to have been

　　properly served if it is delivered to the addressee or delivered at his

　　place of business, habitual residence or mailing address; or if none of

　　these can be found after making a reasonable inquiry, a written

　　communication is deemed to have been served if it is sent to the

　　addressees last known place of business, habitual residence or mailing

　　address by registered letter or by any other means which provides a record

　　of the attempt to deliver it.

　　Article 77

　　Apart form charging arbitration fees from the parties according to the

　　arbitration Fee Schedule of the Arbitration Commission, the Arbitration

　　Commission may collect from the parties other extra, reasonable and actual

　　expenses including arbitrators special remuneration and their travel and

　　boarding expenses for dealing with the case and the fees and expenses for

　　experts, appraisers and interpreters appointed by the arbitration

　　tribunal, etc.

　　If a case is withdrawn after the parties have reached between

　　themselves an amicable settlement, the Arbitration Commission may charge a

　　certain amount of fees from the parties in consideration of the quantity

　　of work and the amount of the actual expenses incurred by the Arbitration

　　Commission.

　　Article 78

　　Where an arbitration agreement or an arbitration clause contained in

　　the contract provides for arbitration to be conducted by China Maritime

　　Arbitration Commission or by its former named Maritime Arbitration

　　Commission of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade,

　　the parties shall be deemed to have unanimously agreed that the

　　arbitration shall be conducted by China Maritime Arbitration Commission .

　　Article 79

　　These Rules shall come into force as from October 1, 1995. For cases

　　which have been taken cognizance of by the Arbitration Commission before

　　the date on which these Rules become effective, the Rules of Arbitration

　　effective on the date when the cases were taken cognizance of shall apply.

　　However, these Rules shall be applied if the parties so agree.

　　Article 80

　　The power to interpret these Rules is vested in the Arbitration

　　Commission.