Cap. 387 ст. 21Presiding arbitrator. Multiple parties.

(1) If three arbitrators are to be appointed, each party shall appoint one arbitrator. The two arbitrators thus appointed shall choose the third arbitrator who will act as the presiding arbitrator of the arbitral tribunal.

(2) If within thirty days after the receipt of a party’s notification of the appointment of an arbitrator, the other party has not notified the first party of the arbitrator he has appointed, the first party may request the chairman to appoint the second arbitrator.

(3) If within thirty days after the appointment of the second arbitrator, the two arbitrators have not agreed on the choice of the presiding arbitrator, the presiding arbitrator shall be appointed by the chairman.

(4) The chairman shall apply the provisions of article 20, mutatis mutandis, in any appointment made under the provisions of subarticles (2) or (3).

21A (1) Where there are multiple parties, whether as claimant or as respondent, the multiple claimants, jointly, and the multiple respondents, jointly, shall make a proposal to the other party for an arbitrator to be appointed pursuant to article 20 or shall appoint an arbitrator pursuant to article 21, as the case may be.

(2) Where the dispute is to be referred to a sole arbitrator and where there are multiple parties, whether as claimant or as respondent, the multiple claimants, jointly, and the multiple respondents, jointly, may reach an agreement with the other party on the choice of a single arbitrator to be appointed pursuant to article 20.

(3) In the absence of such joint nomination, where the dispute act as presiding arbitrator.