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125/1Effectiveforcontractsdatedfrom1stJanuary2003GaftaNo.125CopyrightTHEGRAINANDFEEDTRADEASSOCIATIONARBITRATIONRULESGAFTAHOUSE6CHAPELPLACERIVINGTONSTREETLONDONEC2A3SHTel:[phone]Facsimile:[phone]Telex:886984E-mailAddress:[e-mail]125/2INDEX1.PRELIMINARY2.PROCEDUREANDTIMELIMITSFORCLAIMINGARBITRATION3.APPOINTMENTOFTHETRIBUNAL4.ARBITRATIONPROCEDURE5.SAMPLES6.ARBITRATIONPROCEDUREFORCLAIMSARISINGOUTOFTHE“RYETERMS”CLAUSE7.STRINGARBITRATIONS–CONSOLIDATEDARBITRATIONSANDCONCURRENTHEARINGS8.ISSUESOFSUBSTANTIVEJURISDICTION,PROVISIONALORDERSANDAWARDSONDIFFERENTASPECTS9.AWARDSOFARBITRATION10.RIGHTOFAPPEAL11.BOARDSOFAPPEAL12.APPEALPROCEDURE13.WITHDRAWALSOFAPPEALS14.APPEALSONSTRINGCONTRACTS–Qualityand/orCondition15.APPEALAWARDS16.LEGALREPRESENTATIONANDCOSTS17.TRIBUNAL’SORBOARDOFAPPEAL’SOWNEVIDENCE18.FEESANDEXPENSES19.CURRENCYREGULATIONS20.NOTICES21.NON-COMPLIANCEWITHTIMELIMITSANDRULES22.DEFAULTERS125/3ARBITRATIONRULESNo.125Anydisputearisingoutofacontractorarbitrationagreement,whichincorporatesorreferstotheseRules,shallbereferredtoarbitration,andarbitrator(s)orboardofappeal,asthecasemaybe,willproceedtodetermineallissuesputbeforethem,inaccordancewiththefollowingprovisions:-1.PRELIMINARY1:1TheprovisionsoftheArbitrationAct1996,andofanystatutoryamendment,modificationorre-enactmentthereofforthetimebeinginforce,shallapplytoeveryarbitrationand/orappealundertheseRulessaveinsofarassuchprovisionsareexpresslymodifiedby,orareinconsistentwith,theseRules.1:2Thejuridicalseatofthearbitrationshallbe,andisherebydesignatedpursuanttosection4oftheArbitrationAct1996as,England.1:3ArbitrationshalltakeplaceattheregisteredofficesofTheGrainandFeedTradeAssociation(GAFTA),London,or(butwithoutprejudicetoRules1:1and1:2above),elsewhereifagreedbythepartiesinwriting.2.PROCEDUREANDTIMELIMITSFORCLAIMINGARBITRATIONTheclaimantshallserveontherespondentanoticestatinghisintentiontoreferadisputetoarbitrationwithinthefollowingtimelimits.(TheappointmentofarbitratorsshallbeinaccordancewithRule3).2:1DisputesastoQualityand/orCondition(a)Inrespectofdisputesarisingoutofthe“RyeTerms”clausenotlaterthanthe10thconsecutivedayafterthedateofcompletionoffinaldischarge.(SeeRule6).(b)Inrespectofclaimsarisingoutofcertificatesofanalysisinrespectofwhichallowancesarenotfixedbythetermsofthecontract,notlaterthanthe21stconsecutivedayafterthedateonwhichtheclaimantreceivesthefinalcertificateofanalysis.(c)Inrespectofallotherqualityand/orconditiondisputes,notlaterthanthe21stconsecutivedayafterthedateofcompletionoffinaldischarge,ordelivery,ortheunstuffingofthecontainer(s),asthecasemaybe.2:2OtherDisputesInrespectofallotherdisputesrelatingtothesaleofgoods:-(a)arisingoutofCIF,CIFFO,C&Fandsimilarshipmentcontractterms,notlaterthanoneyearafter(i)theexpiryofthecontractperiodofshipment,includingextensionifany,or(ii)thedateofcompletionoffinaldischargeoftheshipatportofdestination,whicheverperiodshalllastexpire,(b)arisingoutofFOBterms,notlaterthanoneyearafter(i)thedateofthelastbillofladingor(ii)theexpiryofthecontractperiodofdelivery,includingextensionifany,whicheverperiodshallfirstexpire,(c)onanyotherterms,notlaterthanoneyearafterthelastdayofthecontractualdelivery,collectionorarrivalperiod,asthecasemaybe.(d)Irrespectiveofthetimelimitsin(a),(b)and(c)above,intheeventofnon-paymentofamountspayable,notlaterthan60consecutivedaysfromthenoticethatadisputehasarisenasprovidedforinthePaymentClauseofthecontract.2:3Noawardbythetribunalshallbequestionedorsetasideonappealorotherwiseonthegroundthatthe125/4claimwasnotmadewithinthetimelimitsstipulatedinthisRuleiftherespondenttotheclaimdidnotraisethematterintheirsubmissions,soastoenablethetribunaltoconsiderwhetherornottoexercisethediscretionvestedinitbyRule21.3.APPOINTMENTOFTHETRIBUNALThedisputeshallbeheardanddeterminedbyatribunalofthreearbitrators(appointedinaccordancewithRule3:2)or,ifbothpartiesagree,byasolearbitrator(appointedinaccordancewithclause3:1).ThisruleiswithoutprejudicetoRule6,whichgovernstheappointmentofthetribunalinrelationtodisputesarisingoutoftheRyeTermsclause,andRule5.3,whichgovernstheappointmentofatribunalforexaminationofsamples.3:1ProcedurefortheAppointmentofaSoleArbitrator(a)Ifherequirestheappointmentofasolearbitratortheclaimantshall,beforeexpiryofthetimelimitforclaimingarbitration,serveanoticeontherespondentseekinghisagreementtotheappointmentofasolearbitratorbyGAFTA.(b)Notlaterthanthe9thconsecutivedayafterserviceofthenoticereferredtoin(a)above,therespondentshalleither;(i)serveanoticeontheclaimantstatingthatheagreestotheappointmentofasolearbitratorbyGAFTA,or(ii)appointanarbitratortoatribunalofthreearbitratorsandserveontheclaimantanoticeofthearbitratorsoappointed,inwhichcaseRule3:2(c)shallapply.(c)Wherethepartieshaveagreedtotheappointmentofasolearbitrator,GAFTAshallappointanarbitratoronreceiptofthefirststatementsandevidencesubmittedinaccordancewithRule4,or,whereinterlocutoryorinterimdecisionsarerequiredofthetribunal,upontheapplicationofeitherparty.3:2ProcedurefortheAppointmentofaTribunalofThreeArbitrators(a)Theclaimantshallbeforetheexpir