ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement
SECTION B
Investment Dispute Between an Investor and a Member State
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Article 33 - Submission of a Claim
1. A disputing investor may submit a claim referred to in Article 32 (Claim by an Investor of a Member State) at the choice of the disputing investor:
(a) to the courts or administrative tribunals of the disputing Member State, provided that such courts or tribunals have jurisdiction over such claims; or
(b) under the ICSID Convention and the ICSID Rules of Procedure for Arbitration Proceedings, provided that both the disputing Member State
and the non-disputing Member State are parties to the ICSID Convention; or(c) under the ICSID Additional Facility Rules, provided that either of the disputing Member State or the non-disputing Member State is a party to the ICSID Convention; or
(d) under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules; or
(e) to the Regional Centre for Arbitration at Kuala Lumpur or any other regional centre for arbitration in ASEAN; or
(f) if the disputing parties agree, to any other arbitration institution, provided that resort to any arbitration rules or fora under sub-paragraphs (a) to (f) shall exclude resort to the other.
2. A claim shall be deemed submitted to arbitration under this Section when the disputing investor’s notice of or request for arbitration (“notice of arbitration”) is received under the applicable arbitration rules.
3. The arbitration rules applicable under paragraph 1, as in effect on the date the claim or claims were submitted to arbitration under this Section, shall govern the arbitration except to the extent modified by this Agreement.
4. In relation to a specific investment dispute or class of disputes, the applicable arbitration rules may be waived, varied or modified by written agreement between the
disputing parties. Such rules shall be binding on the relevant tribunal or tribunals established under this Section, and on individual arbitrators serving on such tribunals.5. The disputing investor shall provide with the notice of arbitration:
(a) the name of the arbitrator that the disputing investor appoints; or
(b) the disputing investor’s written consent for the Appointing Authority to appoint that arbitrator.
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