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When is an ICC expedited final award due?
The 2026 expedited tribunal must render its final award within six calendar months from the initial CMC, unless the President extends the period. This is not 180 days. Confirm the actual conference and continuing expedited track, and retain the current award direction.
- Period
- 6 calendar months under the established ordinary branch.
- Trigger
- The actual initial case management conference date
- Rule
- ICC Arbitration Rules 2026, Appendix V Article 4
The 2026 Rules apply from commencement on or after June 1, 2026 unless an earlier edition was agreed. The standard 2026 final-award date is fixed by the President under Article 34. HEAP instead starts with a three-month final-award period.
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When is an ICC expedited final award due?
The 2026 expedited tribunal must render its final award within six calendar months from the initial CMC, unless the President extends the period. This is not 180 days. Confirm the actual conference and continuing expedited track, and retain the current award direction.
Responsible actor. The arbitral tribunal while expedited provisions continue to apply.
The actual initial case management conference date
The worked example uses an existing corresponding calendar date, an unambiguous commencement day and an independently established relevant France calendar. Missing dates, disputed month commencement or changed tracks require separate review.
The standard 2026 final-award date is fixed by the President under Article 34. HEAP instead starts with a three-month final-award period.
Confirm the actual initial CMC, continuing procedure and absence of a President extension. This calculation covers an existing corresponding calendar date and a next-day commencement that is open under the established calendar.
ICC Arbitration Rules 2026, Appendix V Article 4How does this provision count time?
- Identify the actual initial case management conference date.
- The worked example uses an existing corresponding calendar date, an unambiguous commencement day and an independently established relevant France calendar. Missing dates, disputed month commencement or changed tracks require separate review.
- Render the final award within the applicable period after the required scrutiny and approval of its form. Submitting a draft alone is not rendering the award.
- Retain the actual communication and the established relevant country calendar before recording the expiry.
The actual initial case management conference date. For this 6-calendar-month period, establish the legally effective event before applying the time-limit rules. The source fixes calendar months, not 180 days. The independent examples use existing corresponding dates and an unambiguous next-day commencement. Missing corresponding dates and disputed month commencement require separate qualification.
Render the final award within the applicable period after the required scrutiny and approval of its form. Submitting a draft alone is not rendering the award. The calculation calendar is metropolitan France excluding Alsace-Moselle, with retained official 2026 holidays and Saturday/Sunday closures. Establish the country where the relevant communication is deemed made. The arbitral seat is insufficient; a different country, local calendar, disputed event or out-of-coverage result is outside this calculation.
ICC Arbitration Rules 2026, Appendix V Article 4What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
The arbitral tribunal while expedited provisions continue to apply. The actual initial case management conference date is established on June 02, 2026. The worked example uses an existing corresponding calendar date, an unambiguous commencement day and an independently established relevant France calendar. Missing dates, disputed month commencement or changed tracks require separate review. The ordinary period applies without a different direction. Relevant deemed communication is independently established in metropolitan France outside Alsace-Moselle.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | The arbitral tribunal while expedited provisions continue to apply. The actual initial case management conference date is established on June 02, 2026. The worked example uses an existing corresponding calendar date, an unambiguous commencement day and an independently established relevant France calendar. Missing dates, disputed month commencement or changed tracks require separate review. The ordinary period applies without a different direction. Relevant deemed communication is independently established in metropolitan France outside Alsace-Moselle. The initial CMC is Tuesday, June 2, 2026. The existing corresponding date 6 calendar months later is Wednesday, December 2, 2026. This is not a fixed-day conversion and no missing-date clamp is assumed. That final day is open under the retained applicable calendar. | Wednesday, December 2, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | The arbitral tribunal while expedited provisions continue to apply. The actual initial case management conference date is established on June 25, 2026. The worked example uses an existing corresponding calendar date, an unambiguous commencement day and an independently established relevant France calendar. Missing dates, disputed month commencement or changed tracks require separate review. The ordinary period applies without a different direction. Relevant deemed communication is independently established in metropolitan France outside Alsace-Moselle. The initial CMC is Thursday, June 25, 2026. The existing corresponding date 6 calendar months later is Friday, December 25, 2026. This is not a fixed-day conversion and no missing-date clamp is assumed. Article 4(1) carries that closed final day to Monday, December 28, 2026. | Monday, December 28, 2026 |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | The arbitral tribunal while expedited provisions continue to apply. The actual initial case management conference date is established on June 04, 2026. The worked example uses an existing corresponding calendar date, an unambiguous commencement day and an independently established relevant France calendar. Missing dates, disputed month commencement or changed tracks require separate review. The ordinary period applies without a different direction. Relevant deemed communication is independently established in metropolitan France outside Alsace-Moselle. The initial CMC is Thursday, June 4, 2026. The existing corresponding date 6 calendar months later is Friday, December 4, 2026. This is not a fixed-day conversion and no missing-date clamp is assumed. That final day is open under the retained applicable calendar. | Friday, December 4, 2026 |
Fictitious established facts. These examples do not establish eligibility, effective service, relief or a direction.
Try these dates in the calculatorWhich conditions and exceptions apply?
- Established ordinary branch
- The worked example uses an existing corresponding calendar date, an unambiguous commencement day and an independently established relevant France calendar. Missing dates, disputed month commencement or changed tracks require separate review.
- Completion requirement
- Render the final award within the applicable period after the required scrutiny and approval of its form. Submitting a draft alone is not rendering the award.
- Confirm the actual initial CMC, continuing procedure and absence of a President extension. This calculation covers an existing corresponding calendar date and a next-day commencement that is open under the established calendar.
- The standard 2026 final-award date is fixed by the President under Article 34. HEAP instead starts with a three-month final-award period.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When is an ICC expedited final award due?
Are six months the same as 180 days?
No. Appendix V Article 4 specifies months, so a day conversion would change the stated unit.
ICC Arbitration Rules 2026, Appendix V Article 4What starts the expedited award period?
The date of the actual initial CMC supplies the specified event.
ICC Arbitration Rules 2026, Appendix V Article 4Who extends the 2026 award period?
The President may extend on a reasoned tribunal request or on the President’s own initiative.
ICC Arbitration Rules 2026, Appendix V Article 4Does submitting a draft complete the award duty?
No. Article 37 requires scrutiny before signature, while Appendix V Article 4 requires rendering the final award.
ICC Arbitration Rules 2026, Article 37Did earlier expedited rules use the same extension authority?
The 2021 Appendix VI Article 4(1) referred to Court extension under Article 31(2). The 2026 provision names the President.
ICC Arbitration Rules 2021, Appendix VI Article 4(1) and Article 31(2)Can this six-month rule be used for HEAP?
No. Appendix VI Article 7(1) provides a separate three-month period for HEAP.
ICC Arbitration Rules 2026, Appendix VI Article 7(1)Official sources and review
Provisions used (5)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| ICC Arbitration Rules 2026, Appendix V Article 4 | 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, Article 37 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| ICC Arbitration Rules 2021, Appendix VI Article 4(1) and Article 31(2) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| ICC Arbitration Rules 2026, Appendix VI Article 7(1) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |