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When must a HEAP tribunal render its final award?
The HEAP tribunal must render its final award within three calendar months from the initial CMC, unless the President extends the period. The period is not ninety days. The actual conference, continuing HEAP status and current President direction must be established.
- Period
- 3 calendar months under the established ordinary branch.
- Trigger
- The actual initial HEAP case management conference date
- Rule
- ICC Arbitration Rules 2026, Appendix VI Article 7(1)
The 2026 Rules apply from commencement on or after June 1, 2026 unless an earlier edition was agreed. Three months concerns HEAP. Ordinary expedited arbitration uses six months, while a standard 2026 award follows the President’s fixed period.
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When must a HEAP tribunal render its final award?
The HEAP tribunal must render its final award within three calendar months from the initial CMC, unless the President extends the period. The period is not ninety days. The actual conference, continuing HEAP status and current President direction must be established.
Responsible actor. The tribunal while HEAP continues to apply.
The actual initial HEAP case management conference date
The ordinary month calculation requires an existing corresponding date, an unambiguous commencement day and a separately established relevant calendar. Missing month dates and disputed closure branches remain unqualified.
Three months concerns HEAP. Ordinary expedited arbitration uses six months, while a standard 2026 award follows the President’s fixed 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 VI Article 7(1)How does this provision count time?
- Identify the actual initial HEAP case management conference date.
- The ordinary month calculation requires an existing corresponding date, an unambiguous commencement day and a separately established relevant calendar. Missing month dates and disputed closure branches remain unqualified.
- Render the final award following the applicable scrutiny and approval process. A draft or projected notification date alone does not complete this act.
- Retain the actual communication and the established relevant country calendar before recording the expiry.
The actual initial HEAP case management conference date. For this 3-calendar-month period, establish the legally effective event before applying the time-limit rules. The source fixes calendar months, not 90 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 following the applicable scrutiny and approval process. A draft or projected notification date alone does not complete this act. 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 VI Article 7(1)What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
The tribunal while HEAP continues to apply. The actual initial HEAP case management conference date is established on June 02, 2026. The ordinary month calculation requires an existing corresponding date, an unambiguous commencement day and a separately established relevant calendar. Missing month dates and disputed closure branches remain unqualified. 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 tribunal while HEAP continues to apply. The actual initial HEAP case management conference date is established on June 02, 2026. The ordinary month calculation requires an existing corresponding date, an unambiguous commencement day and a separately established relevant calendar. Missing month dates and disputed closure branches remain unqualified. 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 3 calendar months later is Wednesday, September 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, September 2, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | The tribunal while HEAP continues to apply. The actual initial HEAP case management conference date is established on August 11, 2026. The ordinary month calculation requires an existing corresponding date, an unambiguous commencement day and a separately established relevant calendar. Missing month dates and disputed closure branches remain unqualified. 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, August 11, 2026. The existing corresponding date 3 calendar months later is Wednesday, November 11, 2026. This is not a fixed-day conversion and no missing-date clamp is assumed. Article 4(1) carries that closed final day to Thursday, November 12, 2026. | Thursday, November 12, 2026 |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | The tribunal while HEAP continues to apply. The actual initial HEAP case management conference date is established on September 03, 2026. The ordinary month calculation requires an existing corresponding date, an unambiguous commencement day and a separately established relevant calendar. Missing month dates and disputed closure branches remain unqualified. 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, September 3, 2026. The existing corresponding date 3 calendar months later is Thursday, December 3, 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. | Thursday, December 3, 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 ordinary month calculation requires an existing corresponding date, an unambiguous commencement day and a separately established relevant calendar. Missing month dates and disputed closure branches remain unqualified.
- Completion requirement
- Render the final award following the applicable scrutiny and approval process. A draft or projected notification date alone does not complete this act.
- 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.
- Three months concerns HEAP. Ordinary expedited arbitration uses six months, while a standard 2026 award follows the President’s fixed period.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When must a HEAP tribunal render its final award?
Does HEAP allow ninety days for the award?
The provision specifies three months. Converting it to ninety days would change the unit.
ICC Arbitration Rules 2026, Appendix VI Article 7(1)What starts the three-month period?
Appendix VI Article 7(1) uses the actual initial CMC date.
ICC Arbitration Rules 2026, Appendix VI Article 7(1)Who may extend the period?
The President may extend following a reasoned tribunal request or on the President’s own initiative.
ICC Arbitration Rules 2026, Appendix VI Article 7(1)Can the parties dispense with reasons?
Appendix VI Article 7(2) permits an agreement that no reasons are to be given. That does not itself alter the award period.
ICC Arbitration Rules 2026, Appendix VI Article 7(1)Does a change out of HEAP preserve this date automatically?
No. Review the actual transition and ensuing procedure under Appendix VI Article 1.
ICC Arbitration Rules 2026, Appendix VI Article 7(1)Does Court scrutiny replace the final award requirement?
No. Scrutiny is a required stage. Article 7(1) still concerns rendering the final award.
ICC Arbitration Rules 2026, Appendix VI Article 7(1)Official sources and review
Provisions used (2)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| ICC Arbitration Rules 2026, Appendix VI Article 7(1) | 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 |