Before appointment or confirmation, a prospective
arbitrator shall sign a statement of acceptance,
availability, impartiality and independence. The
prospective arbitrator shall disclose in writing to the
Secretariat any facts or circumstances which might
be of such a nature as to call into question the
arbitrator’s independence in the eyes of the parties,
as well as any circumstances that could give rise to
reasonable doubts as to the arbitrator’s impartiality.
The Secretariat shall provide such information to the
parties in writing and fix a time limit for any
comments from them.
3 An arbitrator shall immediately disclose in writing
to the Secretariat and to the parties any facts or
circumstances of a similar nature to those referred
to in Article 11(2) concerning the arbitrator’s
impartiality or independence which may arise during
the arbitration.
4 The decisions of the Court as to the appointment,
confirmation, challenge or replacement of an
arbitrator shall be final, and the reasons for such
decisions shall not be communicated.
5 By accepting to serve, arbitrators undertake to carry
out their responsibilities in accordance with the Rules.
6 Insofar as the parties have not provided otherwise,
the arbitral tribunal shall be constituted in accordance
with the provisions of Articles 12 and 13..