Article 1

 

1. These Rules shall govern arbitrations where an agreement to arbitrate

refers to these Rules or to the arbitration rules of the Chambers

of Commerce and Industry of Basel, Bern, Geneva, Neuchâtel,

Ticino, Vaud, Zurich, or any further Chamber of Commerce and Industry

that may adhere to these Rules.

 

2. The seat of arbitration designated by the parties may be in Switzerland

or in any other country.

 

3. This version of the Rules shall come into force on 1 June 2012 and,

unless the parties have agreed otherwise, shall apply to all arbitral

proceedings in which the Notice of Arbitration is submitted on or

after that date.

 

4. By submitting their dispute to arbitration under these Rules, the

parties confer on the Court, to the fullest extent permitted under

the law applicable to the arbitration, all of the powers required for

the purpose of supervising the arbitral proceedings otherwise

vested in the competent judicial authority, including the power to

extend the term of office of the arbitral tribunal and to decide on

the challenge of an arbitrator on grounds not provided for in these

Rules.

 

5. These Rules shall govern the arbitration, except if one of them is

in conflict with a provision of the law applicable to the arbitration

from which the parties cannot derogate, in which case that provision
shall prevail.