Pursuant to the Arbitration law of the People’s Republic of China and the State Council’s relevant official reply, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (China Chamber of International Commerce) made the Decision on the Reorganization of the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission South China Sub-Commission and the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission Shanghai Sub-Commission according to the law on 31 December 2014. Relevant issues are announced as follows:
1. The reorganized CIETAC South China Sub-Commission and CIETAC Shanghai Sub-Commission, as branches of CIETAC, shall perform their functions according to the CIETAC Arbitration Rules.
2. According to the CIETAC Arbitration Rules, the reorganized CIETAC South China Sub-Commission shall administer arbitration cases that the parties have agreed to arbitrate by CIETAC South China Sub-Commission (CIETAC Shenzhen Sub-Commission); the reorganized CIETAC Shanghai Sub-Commission shall administer arbitration cases that the parties have agreed to arbitrate by CIETAC Shanghai Sub-Commission. Without CIETAC’s authorization, no other institutions shall have the right to accept or administer the afore-mentioned arbitration cases.
3. Contact details of the CIETAC South China Sub-Commission are: