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When does an ICC emergency arbitrator establish the timetable?
The emergency arbitrator establishes the timetable as quickly as possible, normally within two days of receiving the file. Appendix IV Article 5(1) states a normal target. Read the actual timetable for each party’s operative submission date.
- Period
- Actual event, operative direction or qualified target. No universal fixed expiry.
- Trigger
- The emergency arbitrator actually receives the file
- Rule
- ICC Arbitration Rules 2026, Appendix IV Article 5(1) and (2)
The 2026 Rules apply from actual commencement on or after June 1, 2026 unless an earlier edition was agreed. The emergency arbitrator’s Order must be made and sent within its separate Article 6 period. Establishing the timetable does not restart that file-receipt clock.
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The emergency arbitrator establishes the timetable as quickly as possible, normally within two days of receiving the file. Appendix IV Article 5(1) states a normal target. Read the actual timetable for each party’s operative submission date. The emergency arbitrator’s Order must be made and sent within its separate Article 6 period. Establishing the timetable does not restart that file-receipt clock.
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When does an ICC emergency arbitrator establish the timetable?
The emergency arbitrator establishes the timetable as quickly as possible, normally within two days of receiving the file. Appendix IV Article 5(1) states a normal target. Read the actual timetable for each party’s operative submission date.
Responsible actor. The appointed emergency arbitrator.
The emergency arbitrator actually receives the file
The emergency arbitrator’s Order must be made and sent within its separate Article 6 period. Establishing the timetable does not restart that file-receipt clock.
The emergency arbitrator has received the file and must organize an urgent proceeding. The normal two-day timetable target concerns issuing the schedule, not a universal party response allowance or a replacement for the Order period.
ICC Arbitration Rules 2026, Appendix IV Article 5(1) and (2)How does this provision count time?
- The emergency arbitrator has received the file and must organize an urgent proceeding. The normal two-day timetable target concerns issuing the schedule, not a universal party response allowance or a replacement for the Order period.
- Preserve the issued timetable and later modifications. Under Article 5(2), the arbitrator must act fairly and impartially and ensure each party a reasonable opportunity to present its case.
- The emergency arbitrator’s Order must be made and sent within its separate Article 6 period. Establishing the timetable does not restart that file-receipt clock.
Article 5(1) combines urgency with a normal two-day target. It does not guarantee that the timetable is issued on one numerical expiry. Each party’s filing date depends on the timetable actually established.
The timetable may address urgent activity during nonbusiness days. Retain its actual terms and communication facts. A normal issuance target cannot prove that a party’s directed filing moves to the next business day.
ICC Arbitration Rules 2026, Appendix IV Article 5(1) and (2)Which facts prevent one automatic date?
The emergency arbitrator establishes the timetable as quickly as possible, normally within two days of receiving the file. Appendix IV Article 5(1) states a normal target. Read the actual timetable for each party’s operative submission date. The emergency arbitrator’s Order must be made and sent within its separate Article 6 period. Establishing the timetable does not restart that file-receipt clock.
The emergency arbitrator receives the file but has not issued a timetable. The emergency arbitrator has received the file and must organize an urgent proceeding. The normal two-day timetable target concerns issuing the schedule, not a universal party response allowance or a replacement for the Order period. Retain actual file receipt and seek the operative timetable. The normal target does not establish each party’s filing date.
The issued timetable directs an urgent submission over a weekend. The emergency arbitrator has received the file and must organize an urgent proceeding. The normal two-day timetable target concerns issuing the schedule, not a universal party response allowance or a replacement for the Order period. Read that actual direction and its communication terms. Do not replace it with a universal two-day or next-Monday allowance.
A party sends a proposed schedule that the arbitrator later changes. The emergency arbitrator has received the file and must organize an urgent proceeding. The normal two-day timetable target concerns issuing the schedule, not a universal party response allowance or a replacement for the Order period. Use the timetable actually established by the arbitrator, preserving the proposal and modification as distinct records.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Operative procedural event
- The emergency arbitrator has received the file and must organize an urgent proceeding. The normal two-day timetable target concerns issuing the schedule, not a universal party response allowance or a replacement for the Order period.
- The emergency arbitrator has received the file and must organize an urgent proceeding. The normal two-day timetable target concerns issuing the schedule, not a universal party response allowance or a replacement for the Order period.
- The emergency arbitrator’s Order must be made and sent within its separate Article 6 period. Establishing the timetable does not restart that file-receipt clock.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When does an ICC emergency arbitrator establish the timetable?
Is every emergency party response due two days after file receipt?
No. The normal two-day language concerns the arbitrator establishing the timetable. The actual timetable fixes party submissions.
ICC Arbitration Rules 2026, Appendix IV Article 5(1) and (2)Which file receipt is relevant?
Use actual receipt by the emergency arbitrator, not the Secretariat’s earlier Application receipt or the main tribunal’s file receipt.
ICC Arbitration Rules 2026, Appendix IV Article 5(1) and (2)Can the arbitrator choose an urgent procedure?
Yes. Appendix IV Article 5(2) allows a manner appropriate to the nature and urgency of the Application, subject to fairness and reasonable opportunity.
ICC Arbitration Rules 2026, Appendix IV Article 5(1) and (2)Does issuing the timetable restart the Order period?
No. Appendix IV Article 6(4) measures the Order period from the emergency arbitrator’s receipt of the file.
ICC Arbitration Rules 2026, Appendix IV Article 6(4)Can a party rely on a proposed timetable?
Confirm the actual timetable the emergency arbitrator established and any later modification. A party’s proposal does not itself establish the operative direction.
ICC Arbitration Rules 2026, Appendix IV Article 5(1) and (2)Does the normal target remove the right to present a case?
No. Appendix IV Article 5(2) expressly requires each party a reasonable opportunity to present its case.
ICC Arbitration Rules 2026, Appendix IV Article 5(1) and (2)Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| ICC Arbitration Rules 2026, Appendix IV Article 5(1) and (2) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| ICC Arbitration Rules 2026, Articles 1(2), 3(5) and 4 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| ICC Arbitration Rules 2026, Appendix IV Article 6(4) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |