CHARACTERISTICS OF INSTITUTIONAL PROCEEDINGS

Institutional Arbitration Proceedings organized by the Arbitration Chamber of Paris may be governed by its own rules or by special rules that the Arbitration Chamber uses for specific fields of activity.

Today two particular fields exist : Franchising, where the Chamber works in partnership with the “Fédération Française de la Franchise” (FFF – the French Association for Franchising) and Finances (where the Chamber has a close relationship with the “Association d’Arbitrage des Experts-Comptables Franciliens” (ACAREF – Association of Chartered Accountants of the Paris Region).

The rules of arbitration of the Arbitration Chamber of Paris  (edited 1.01.2000) apply to disputes occurred in most of sectors of economic activity, for instance, computer and textile, industries and trade in agricultural, food business, press industry, … etc.

The FFF Arbitration Rules (edition 1990) are suitable for disputes arising from franchising contracts, the CAP-ACAREF Rules (edition 1998) for business’ sales.

Both provide normal two step procedures a Urgent Arbitration Procedure with only one degree and accelerated proceedings called PARAD for cases involving nominal claims.

All these rules have their particularities. Some of them, such as the FFF Rules, request the arbitrators to rule as amicable composers, others, such as the CAP or CAP-ACAREF rules, don’t. Parties are then invited to comply with the rules referred in their contract.