If you would like to initial arbitration in the Beijing Arbitration Commission (the BAC), you should submit the following document:

(a) the arbitration agreement, which appointed the BAC to settle your disputes;

(b) your Statement of Claim, containing the following information:

(i) the names, addresses, zip codes, telephone numbers, facsimile numbers and any other convenient means of contact of the Claimant and the Respondent; (where a party concerned is a legal person or organization, the name, position, address, zip code, telephone number, facsimile number and any other convenient means of contact of the legal representative or the person in charge);

(ii) the claims and the facts and grounds on which the claims are based (the reasoning of the case);

(c) evidence and the source of those evidence (together with a list thereof), and the names and addresses of its witnesses; and

(d) proof of the Claimant’s identity (including power of attorney, the certificate of the company/other organization, or the identity card of the individual, etc).

The Statement of Claim, the Statement of Defence, the Counterclaim, evidence and other written documents should be submitted in quintuplicate. If there are more than two parties, additional copies should be provided accordingly. If the Arbitral Tribunal is composed of a sole arbitrator, the number of copies can be reduced by two.

For interim measures, you can apply for reservation of property and evidence according to the Arbitration Law of China.

Since China has been the contracting party of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, you can have your arbitral award recognized and enforced in 142 countries.

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