Arbitrators shall be appointed, removed or replaced in accordance with the agreement of the
parties.
Failing such arbitration agreement, or where the arbitration agreement is insufficient:
a) in an arbitration with three arbitrators, each party shall appoint one arbitrator and the two
arbitrators thus appointed shall choose the third arbitrator; if a party fails to appoint an
arbitrator within a period of thirty (30) days from the receipt of a request to do so from the
other party, or if the two arbitrators fail to agree upon the third arbitrator within a period of
thirty (30) days from their appointment, the appointment shall be made, upon request of a
party, by the competent judge in the State Party;
b) in an arbitration with a sole arbitrator, if the parties fail to agree upon appointment of the
arbitrator, the latter shall be appointed, upon request of a party, by the competent judge in the
State Party.
Official translation
Spot-checked
In force from 11 March 1999
Source page 6