ICC ADR - Request for ADR

The requirements for filing a Request for ADR depend on whether or not of there is an agreement to refer to the Rules:

Where there is an agreement to refer to the Rules

1. Any party or parties wishing to commence ADR proceedings pursuant to the ICC ADR Rules shall send to ICC a written Request for ADR, which shall include:
a) the names, addresses, telephone and facsimile numbers and e-mail addresses of the parties to the dispute and their authorized representatives, if any;
b) a description of the dispute including, if possible, an assessment of its value;
c) any joint designation by all of the parties of a Neutral or any agreement of all of the parties upon the qualifications of a Neutral to be appointed by ICC where no joint designation has been made;
d) a copy of any written agreement under which the Request for ADR is made; and
e) the registration fee of the ADR proceedings, as set out in the Appendix to the ICC ADR Rules, amounting to US$ 1,500.

The Request must be sent to:

International Chamber of Commerce
Dispute Resolution Services - ADR
38, Cours Albert 1er
75008 Paris, France
Fax: + 33 1 49 53 29 29
Click here to send by e-mail

The accompanying registration fee is payable:

- By cheque to the order of the International Chamber of Commerce

or

- By wire transfer according to the following instructions:

Beneficiary (Account holder):	International Chamber of Commerce
Address:	38, Cours Albert 1er 75008 Paris, France
Bank of Beneficiary:	UBS SA
Address:	35, rue des Noirettes P.O. Box 2600 1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland
Account no.:	240-224534.61R
IBAN:	CH06 0024 0240 2245 3461 R
Swift Code (BIC):	UBSWCHZH80A

Please indicate on your payment order the name of the party in the procedure on behalf of which this payment is being made.

2. Where the Request for ADR is not filed jointly by all of the parties, the party or parties filing the Request shall simultaneously send the Request to the other party or parties. Such Request may include any proposal regarding the qualifications of a Neutral or any proposal of one or more Neutrals to be designated by all of the parties. Thereafter, all of the parties may jointly designate a Neutral or may agree upon the qualifications of a Neutral to be appointed by ICC.
In either case, the parties shall promptly notify ICC thereof.

Where there is no agreement to refer to the Rules

1. Where there is no agreement between the parties to refer their dispute to the ICC ADR Rules, any party or parties wishing to commence ADR proceedings pursuant to the Rules shall send to ICC a written Request for ADR, which shall include:
a) the names, addresses, telephone and facsimile numbers and e-mail addresses of the parties to the dispute and their authorized representatives, if any;
b) a description of the dispute including, if possible, an assessment of its value;
c) if possible, any proposal regarding the qualifications of a Neutral or any proposal of one or more Neutrals to be designated by all of the parties;
d) the registration fee of the ADR proceedings, as set out in the Appendix to the ICC ADR Rules, amounting to US$ 1,500.

The Request must be sent to:

International Chamber of Commerce
Dispute Resolution Services - ADR
38, Cours Albert 1er
75008 Paris, France
Fax: + 33 1 49 53 29 29
Click here to send by e-mail

The accompanying registration fee is payable:

- By cheque to the order of the International Chamber of Commerce

or

- By wire transfer according to the following instructions:

Beneficiary (Account holder):	International Chamber of Commerce
Address:	38, Cours Albert 1er 75008 Paris, France
Bank of Beneficiary:	UBS SA
Address:	35, rue des Noirettes P.O. Box 2600 1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland
Account no.:	240-224534.61R
IBAN:	CH06 0024 0240 2245 3461 R
Swift Code (BIC):	UBSWCHZH80A

Please indicate on your payment order the name of the party in the procedure on behalf of which this payment is being made.

2. ICC shall promptly inform the other party or parties in writing of the Request for ADR. Such party or parties shall be asked to inform ICC in writing, within 15 days of receipt of the Request for ADR, as to whether they agree or decline to participate in the ADR proceedings. In the former case, they may provide any proposal regarding the qualifications of a Neutral and may propose one or more Neutrals to be designated by the parties. Thereafter, all of the parties may jointly designate a Neutral or may agree upon the qualifications of a Neutral to be appointed by ICC. In either case, the parties shall promptly notify ICC thereof.

In the absence of any reply within such 15-day period, or in the case of a negative reply, the Request for ADR shall be deemed to have been declined and ADR proceedings shall not be commenced. ICC shall promptly so inform in writing the party or parties which filed the Request for ADR.