ABSTRACT: The China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission -- CIETAC arbitration rules have been recently reviewed. The new edition came into force on May 1st 2012. The arbitration rules were under review since 2005 and they became more "international". Among the changes that were implemented, some should be highlighted, such as (i) CIETAC may now administrate arbitrations not governed by their own arbitration rules; (ii) the seat of arbitration may be freely chosen by the parties and no longer the People's Republic of China shall be the mandatory seat of arbitration; and (iii) the arbitrators have their powers extended in order to grant interim measures under the laws governing the arbitration.
Revista Brasileira de Arbitragem