Where the parties have agreed to submit to arbitration by an arbitration institution, they shall be
deemed to have submitted to the rules of the said institution unless they have expressly agreed
to exclude some of the rules.
Arbitral proceedings shall be deemed to commence when one of the parties refers the dispute to
the arbitrator or arbitrators in accordance with the arbitration agreement or in the absence of
such appointment, as soon as one of the parties commences the procedure for the composition
of the arbitral tribunal.
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In force from 11 March 1999
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