国办发（1995）44号
（Promulgated by the State Council on July 28， 1995）
颁布日期：19950728 　实施日期：19950728 　颁布单位：国务院办公厅

　　Article 1 These Procedures are formulated¹ according to the Arbitration² Law of the People's Republic of China （hereinafter referred to as the Arbitration Law）。

　　Article 2 The department for registration³ of arbitration commissions shall be the judicial⁴ administrative⁵ department of the people's governments of the provinces， autonomous⁶ regions or municipalities directly under the central government.

　　Article 3 An arbitration commission may be established in a city where the people's governments of the provinces， autonomous regions or municipalities directly under the central government are located， and in other districted cities if the circumstances require； it is unnecessary to establish one at every administrative level.

　　An arbitration commission to be established shall go through the registration procedure for establishment with the registration department； otherwise it's arbitration awards shall have no legal validity.

　　In processing an establishment registration， the following documents shall be submitted to the registration department：

　　（1） an application letter for the establishment of the arbitration commission；

　　（2） a document from the people's government of the city where the arbitration commission is organized for the establishment of the arbitration commission；

　　（3） the Articles of the arbitration commission；

　　（4） a certificate of the requisite⁷ funds；

　　（5） a certificate of the address of the arbitration commission；

　　（6） a copy of the appointment letters for the personnel appointed by the arbitration commission； and

　　（7） a list of the names of the arbitrators to be appointed.

　　Article 4 The registration department shall， within 10 days after receiving the documents described in Paragraph 3 of Article 3 of these Procedures， grant an establishment registration to the arbitration commission which satisfies the establishment requirements and issue a registration certificate； those which satisfy establishment requirements but provide documents that do not satisfy the provisions in Paragraph 3 of Article 3 of these Procedures shall be granted registration only after making a supplementation； those which still do not satisfy the provisions in Paragraph 1 of Article 3 of these Procedures shall not be registered.

　　Article 5 If an arbitration commission changes its address or its personnel， it shall report to the registration department for the record within 10 days after the change and shall submit documents concerning the changed items to the registration department.

　　Article 6 If an arbitration commission decides to terminate， it shall process a cancellation⁸ of registration.

　　When processing a cancellation of registration， the arbitration commission shall submit the following documents or certificates to the registration department：

　　（1） an letter of application for cancellation of registration；

　　（2） a document issued by the people's government of the city where the arbitration commission is organized agreeing to the cancellation of the arbitration commission.

　　（3） a liquidation⁹ report affirmed by the relevant agency； and

　　（4） the registration certificate of the arbitration commission.

　　Article 7 The registration department shall， within 10 days after receiving the documents or certificates described in Paragraph 2 of Article 6 of these Procedures， cancel the registration of the arbitration commission that satisfies the termination requirements and withdraw the registration certificate of the arbitration commission.

　　Article 8 The registration department shall make effective and publicize the establishment registration and cancellation of registration as of the date of registration， and shall make a report to the judicial administrative department under the State Council for the record.

　　The registration certificate of the arbitration commission shall be printed by the judicial administrative department under the State Council.

　　Article 9 Arbitration institutions established before the implementation¹⁰ of the Arbitration Law in cities where the people's governments of the provinces， autonomous regions or municipalities directly under the central government are located or in other districted cities， shall be reorganized according to the Arbitration Law and the relevant provisions by the State Council and apply for establishment registration in accordance with these Procedures； those which are not reorganized shall be terminated after one year from the effective date of the Arbitration Law.

　　Other arbitration institutions established before the implementation of the Arbitration Law that do not satisfy the provisions of the Arbitration Law shall be terminated upon the effective date of the Arbitration Law.

　　Article 10 These Procedures shall become effective on September 1， 1995.