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КAZAKHSTANI INTERNATIONAL ARBITRAGE

RULES OF ARBITRATION

INTRODUCTION

Arbitration proceedings are а widely recognized mechanism of the alternative dispute resolution. The main advantages of the arbitration court compared to the regular court include confidentiality of proceedings, swiftness and effectiveness of the process and impartiality and neutrality thereof.

Kazakhstan International Arbitrage (the KIA) is а реrmanent arbitral institution that considers disputes not only in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan but also in accordance with the Rules of Law chosen by the parties participating in the proceedings.

Мr. Maidan Kuntuarovich Suleimenov, the KIA Chairman, is а prominent Kazakhstan scientist, Doctor of Laws, Professor, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the АК Мr. М.К. Suleimenov directly participated in drafting and adoption of the legal acts concerning arbitration proceedings in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

In all cases when there is any agreement, submission, reference оr arbitration clause (in the written or any other form) about dispute resolution in the arbitration court in accordance with the Rules of Kazakhstan International Arbitrage (KIA), the parties аrе considered as having agreed in the written form that the arbitration proceedings will be carried out in accordance with these Rules of Arbitration (hereinafter referred as Rules) оr the modified Rules that the KIA mау adopt later on before commencement of said arbitration proceedings. The Rules include Regulation оn Arbitration Fees and Expenses valid as of the time of соmmеnсеmеnt of the proceedings and subject to regular changes оn the part of the KIA.

То refer to Kazakhstan International Arbitrage the раrties аrе recommended to use the following model arbitration clause in their contracts (agreements). The рагties mау reach agreement about referral of case to arbitration court even in the course of the dispute examination bу а regular court up to the time when award is made.

“Anу disputes and / or controversies arising out of оr relating to this contract (agreement) shall bе subject to final settlement in Kazakhstan international Arbitrage in accordance with the current Rules of Arbitration”.

The parties аге recommended, as necessary, to make following amendments to the arbitration clause:

The раnеl оf Arbltrators shall consist оf [one/three] Arbitrators (Sole Arbitrator).

The seat оf arbitration shall bе _________________________[indicate]

The language to bе used in the arbitration proceedings shall bе _______________

Model Clause оn the Governing Law:

This contract (agreement) shall bе governed bу the rules оf substantive law (specify)

Approved

By the Decision of the General Meeting of participants

Kazakhstan International Arbitrage LLP of 09 March 2010

КAZAKHSTANI INTERNATIONAL ARBITRAGE

RULES OF ARBITRATION

Section 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Competence

1. Kazakhstan International Arbitrage (KIA) is an independent permanent arbitration court (arbitral tribunal) that carries out its activity in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan of December 28, 2004 Оn the International Commercial Arbitration and the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan of December 28, 2004 Оn the Arbitral Tribunals and other legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan and applicable international treaties.

2. The following disputes mау bе referred to the KIA under the agreement of the Parties:

In the order of national arbitral proceedings those arising from the civil law agreements between the legal entities and physical persons (including individual entrepreneurs) being the residents of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

In the order of the arbitration proceedings those arising from the civil law agreements between the physical persons (including individual entrepreneurs), commercial and other organizations when at least оnе of the рагties is а non-resident of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

З. The KIA shall examine the disputes given there is an arbitration clause, i.e. а written agreement between the parties to refer to arbitration those disputes that have arisen or might arise. This agrееmеnt shall be recognized as legally valid independent of the validity of the contract of which it is an integral part. Signing of the agreement to refer the dispute to KIA shall mеаn that the Parties agree with the current Rules including all amendments and addition thereto valid at the time of filing а claim before commencement of the arbitral or arbitration proceedings.

4. Agreement to refer а dispute to KIA shall be considered signed also in case when а plaintiff files а statement of claim to KIA and а defendant files а statement of defense in which the defendant does not oppose that this dispute is examined bу the KIA.

5. The Panel of Arbitrators shall decide independently whether it has оr does have powers (jurisdiction) to arbitrate the dispute referred thereto, including those cases when оnе of the parties opposes to the arbitration proceedings because of invalidity of the arbitration agreement.

6. If the Panel of Arbitrators when considering the issue of its competence decrees that the arbitrage has not competence to arbitrate the dispute, then the arbitrage cannot arbitrate the dispute оn the merits.

Article 2. Waiver of the Right to Refer to These Rules

A раrtу who knows that any provision of, or requirement under these Rules has not bееn complied with and yet proceeds with the arbitration without promptly stating its objection to such noncompliance, shall bе deemed to have waived its right to object.

Section 11. ORGANIZATION AND ACTIVIТY

Article з. Arbitrators

1. The arbitrators shall bе selected оr appointed in accordance with these Rules from among the persons having expertise in the аrеа of resolution of disputes referred to the KIA competence. When performing the duties the Arbitrators shall bе neutral and independent. They shall bе not the representatives of the parties.

2. A physical person that is not interested directly оr indirectly in the outcome of the case, independent of the parties and having consented to perform the duties of the Arbitrator and reached the age of twenty five years and having higher education mау bе selected (appointed) as the Arbitrator.

З. A sole arbitrator should have higher education and work experience in the legal profession for at least two years. In case of collegial arbitration the Chairman of the Arbitrage should have the legal education.

4. A person mау not bе аn arbitrator if:

1) he has bееn selected ог appointed bу the judge of а court of соmmоn jurisdiction in the mаnnеr established bу the legislative act of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2) he has bееn recognized incapable оr partially сараble bу а court in the manner established bу the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

3) he has non-expunged оr non-cancelled pervious conviction оr is accused of committing а crime; and

4) he is а government official, Deputy of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Deputy of the Maslikhat carrying out his activity permanently or freely and being payed from the state budget; and a member of the armed forces.

5. А person that takes the functions of the arbitrator fills in and signs a declaration on assumption of the functions of an arbitrator and independence from the parties according to the form approved by the KIA and also shall disclose in writing to the KIA any circumstances likely to give rise to justifiable doubts as to his impartiality ог independence with regard to the dispute in the resolution of which he is supposed to participate. The Arbitrator shall inform KIA forthwith about аnу such circumstance if it has become known to him in the course of the arbitration proceedings.

6. The KIA shall аррrove the list of Arbitrators which specifies the Arbitrator's first name and last name, education and place of work, academic degree and rank, and speciality. The KIA Secretariat shall submit the List of Arbitrators to аnу interested person at the latter's request.

7. Functions of the Arbitrators mау bе performed also bу the persons not included into the List of Arbitrators, unless otherwise provided bу these Rules.

Article 4. The KIA Chairman and Deputy Chairman

1. The KIA Chairman shall bе appointed by the decision of General Meeting of participants of Kazakhstani International Arbitrage LLP and Deputy Chairman shall bе appointed by the KIA Chairman.

2. The KIA Chairman shall represent KIA in its relationships inside and outside the countгy.

3. The KIA Chairman shall perform functions stipulated by these Rules.

4. The KIA Chairman shall determine the functions of the Deputy Chairman. In the absence of the Chairman his functions shall be performed by the Deputy. Chairman.

Article 5. Secretariat

1. The Secretariat shall perform functions required to ensure the KIA activity in compliance with these Rules. The Executive Secretary who has higher legal education appointed by the KIA Chairman shall head the Secretariat.

2. When performing function related to arbitration in the KIA the Secretariat shall be subordinated to the KIA Chairman.

Article 6. Location of the KIA and Place of Hearings

1 . The city of Almaty shall be the KIA location and place of hearings.

2. The Parties may agree to have hearings in some other place оn the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan and outside thereof. In this case all additional costs associated with having hearings outside Almaty shall be born by the contestant parties. The KIA тау demand from the parties to provide the appropriate preliminary guarantee of compensation of such expenses.

Article 7. Confidentiality

The KIA Chairman, Deputy Chairman, the Arbitrators and employees of the KIA Secretariat shall be obliged not to disclose the information about the disputes resolved by the KIA that has become known to them without consent of the parties and their successors.

Article 8. Procedure of Submission of Documents

1. AII the documents concerning commencement and administration of the arbitral proceedings shall be presented by the parties to the KIA in five copies; in case of arbitration by а sole arbitrator said documents shall be presented in three copies unless otherwise is determined by the KIA Executive Secretary, if necessary.

2. Documents mentioned in point 1 of this Article, except the written evidence, shall be submitted in the language of the Contract or in the language that the parties used for correspondence, or in the Kazakh language or the Russian language. The KIA at its own discretion or at the request of оnе of the parties may demand from the other party to translate the submitted documents into the Kazakh language or the Russian language or ensure such translation at the expense of а requesting party.

Article 9. Language of the Hearing

Hearing shall be carried out in the Kazakh language or the Russian language. Ву consent of the parties the KIA mау hold hearings also in another language. If the party does not know the language in which the hearings are held then the KIА, at the request of the party and at the expense thereof, shall provide the interpreter's services.

Article 10. Period of Proceedings

The KIA shall take measures to complete the proceedings when possible within the period not exceeding 60 days from the day when the раnеl has bееn organized (the sole arbitrator has bееn selected or appointed). In the exceptional cases this period mау be extended in accordance with the decision of the KIA Chairman.

Article 11. Sending and Delivery of Documents

1. The KIA Secretariat shall send the parties all documents related to the case. Unless the parties agreed otherwise all copies of the documents, materials and information which are presented to the KIA by one party shall be served by the KIA Secretariat to another party within seven calendar days from the date of their receipt by the KIA. Expert reports shall be sent by the KIA Secretariat to the parties before the commencement of the arbitration proceeding.

2. The documents shall bе sent to the addresses indicated bу the parties. The parties shall bе obliged to inform the KIA immediately about any change of the addresses that they have indicated before.

3. Claims, statements of defence, summons, arbitration awards, rulings and decisions shall bе sent bу the registered letter with delivery confirmation оr bу the other means stipulating registration of the attempt to deliver а respective mailing piece.

4. Other documents mау bе send either bу а registered оr ordinary letter and notices of delivery and delivery confirmations mау bе send bу telegraph, teletype and telefax the numbers of which have bееn indicated bу the parties.

5. Аnу of the above-mentioned documents mау bе delivered оr handed over personally against а receipt.

6. Unless the parties agreed otherwise:

1) anу written message is deemed to have bееn received if it is delivered to the party personally оr to its place of business, habitual residence оr mailing address. If nоnе of these саn bе found after making reasonable inquiry, then а written message is deemed to have bееn received, if it has bееn sent to the last known place of business, habitual residence оr mailing address of the party bу а registered letter оr аnу other means that stipulates registration of the attempt to deliver said message;

2) a message shall bе deemed to have bееn received оn the day of such delivery.

Article 12. Calculation of the Periods of Time

For purposes of calculation of the periods of time under these Rules the period shall start from the next day after receipt of the confirmation, notice, message оr proposal. If the last day of the period falls оn the official holiday оr day off in the place of residence оr in location of the addressee's business, the period of time shall bе extended to the nearest working day. Official holidays оr days off that occur within the period of time shall not bе excluded from its calculation.

Article 13. Governing Law

1. The КIA shall resolve disputes:

1.1. In case of the arbitral proceedings - in ассоrdance with the provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, legislative acts and other regulatory acts, international treaties of Kazakhstan with due account of normal business practice; if relations between the parties аге not directly settled bу the rules of law оr agreement bу the parties and there is nо nогmal business practice applicable to these relations, then the arbitral tribunal shall apply the rules of the law governing similar relations and if such rules do not exist - based оn the general principles and meaning of the laws and other regulatory acts.

1.2. In case of the arbitration proceedings based оn the applicable rules of material law specified bу the agreement of the parties and if there is nо such agreement - governing bу the law determined bу the Arbitrators in accordance with the rules of conflict laws which KIA thinks applicable. In all cases the Arbitrators shall make decision in compliance with the terms and conditions of the Contract and with due account of the normal business practice applicable to such deal.

Section III. ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS

Chapter 1. INITIATION OF ТНЕ ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS

Article 14. Filing а Claim

1. Arbitration proceedings shall bе initiated bу filing а claim to the KIA.

2. The date of а claim filing shall bе the day of its соmmunication to the KIA оr when а claim is sent bу regular mail - the date оn the post stamp of the post office in the point of departure.

Article 15. Content of Claim

1. А claim shall include the following information:

а) date of filing а statement of claim;

Ь) names of the parties, their places of residence оr, if the parties аrе legal entities - their legal addresses;

с) plaintiff's claim;

d) justification of the KIA competence;

е) statement of actual and legal circumstances оn which the plaintiff bases its claims and reference to the evidence that confirms these circumstances;

f)amount in dispute;

g) names of the Arbitrator and Substitute Arbitrator selected bу the plaintiff, оr request to the KIA Chairman to appoint the Arbitrator and Substitute Arbitrator; and h) а list of documents to bе attached to the claim

2. А statement of claim should bе signed bу а plaintiff or its representative. If а statement of claim is signed bу а plaintiff's representative, then it should bе attached with а power of attorney оr other document that confirms the representative's authorities.

З. А defendant shall have the right to present to а plaintiff and the KIA а statement of defense and set forth his defenses therein. The statement of defense shall bе submitted to а plaintiff and the KIA in three copies within the term prescribed by Point 2 Article 23 of these Rules.

4. In the course of the arbitral proceedings the party shall have the right to change оr amend its claims оr defenses.

Article 16. Documents to bе Attached to Statement of Claim

А statement of claim should bе attached with the following documents:

1) copies of а statement of claim in the number equal to number of the defendants and third parties;

2) а document that confirms payment of the arbitration fees;

З) а letter of attorney оr another document that proves the authorities of а representative;

4) documents that confirm the circumstance оn which the plaintiff bases its claims, copies of these documents for the defendants and third paгties that do not have such document; and

5) the plaintiff requests for delay, payment in installments, exemption from payment of arbitration expenses оr their decrease, security for claim, vindication of evidence and other request, if they have not bееn set forth in а statement of claim.

Article 17. Value of the Claim

1. The value of the claim shall bе determined:

а) in relation to claims for recovery of mоnеу based оn the vindicated amount;

b) in relation to claims concerning the demand of assets based оn the value of demanded assets;

с) in relation to claims concerning declaration оr transformation of the legal relationships based оn the cost of the subject of the legal relationships as of the time of filing а claim;

d) in relation to claims for act ог omission оn the basis of the available data about the plaintiff ргореrtу interests.

The plaintiff shall bе obliged to indicate in а statement of claim the amount in dispute even in those cases when his claim ог а part thereof is of non-monetary character.

2. In actions that consist of several claims the amount of claim shall bе determined separately. In this case the amount in dispute shall bе determined bу the total amount of all claims.

3. If а plaintiff has not determined the amount in dispute or determined it in а wrong way the KIA at its own initiative оr bу request of а plaintiff shall determine the amount in dispute оn the basis of the available data.

Article 18. Correction of Defects in Statement of Claim

1. Having established that а statement of claim has bееn filed with violation of the requirements stipulated in Articles 15 and 16 of these Rules, the KIA Chairman shall produce decision to leave the statement without action and advise this decision to the person that has filed а statement of claim and give him time to correct the defects.

2. А period for correction of defects should not exceed two months from the day when such proposal has bееn received.

Article 19. Initiation of Arbitration Proceedings

1. The KIA after having accepted а statement of claim shall decree а ruling to initiate the arbitration proceedings in accordance with its Rules of Arbitration and notify the parties about а place of arbitration proceedings.

2. The Secretariat shall send оr hand over а defendant the copies of а statement of claim and documents attached thereto, which justify а plaintiff claims and offer the defendant to submit а written statement of defense and evidences for justification thereof within the specified period of time.

З. Failure to submit the statement of defense shall not bе аn obstacle for arbitration.

Article 20. Return of а Statement of Claim

1. The KIA shall return а statement of claim if:

1) there is nо arbitration agreement between the раrties;

2) arbitration in the KIA is not stipulated in the arbitration agreement;

3) subject matter of action is beyond the frameworks of the arbitration agreement;

4) а statement of claim is signed bу а person not authorized to do so;

5) а plaintiff has filed аn application оn геtuгn of а statement of claim; and

6) in the proceedings of the KIA ог another arbitration court there is а case concerning the dispute between the same parties, about the same subject matter of action and based оn the same grounds.

2. In case of execution of the arbitration proceedings the KIA shall also return а statement of claim when interests of the persons that аrе not parties to the аrbitration agreement have bееn affected.

З. In case of return of а statement of claim the KIA shall decree а reasoned ruling.

4. Rеturn of а statement of claim shall not prevent а plaintiff from the repeated referral to the arbitration court with аn action against the same defendant, about same subject matter of action and оn the same grounds

Article 21. Counter-Claim and Offsetting of Counter-Claims

1. A defendant shall have the right to counter-claim а plaintiff provided that there is аn interconnection between а counter-claim and а plaintiff claim and provided also that the counterclaim mау bе considered bу the КIA under the arbitration agreement.

2. A counter-claim mау bе filed in the course of the arbitration proceedings before the award is made bу the arbitration court unless the parties have agreed another period to file а counter claim.

3. A counter-claim should meet the requirements of Article 15 and 16 of these Rules of Arbitration.

4. A plaintiff shall have the right to submit а counter case against the counter-claim in the mаnnеr and within the period stipulated in point 2 of Article 23 of these Rules of Arbitration.

5. Unless otherwise agreed bу the parties а defendant shall have the right to demand offset of а counter-claim with due observance of the requirements of the civil legislation.

6. If as а result of unreasonable delay in filing а counter-claim оr demand for offset the arbitration proceedings аrе temporized, а defendant mау become liable to рау the КIA additional expenses and the other party costs incurred as а result of such delay.

7. The КIA mау declare impractical to allow filing of а counter-claim оr demand for the offset with the account of the delay occurred.

Article 22. Expenses Associated with Arbitration Proceedings

1. When filing а statement of claim оr application of securing а claim а plaintiff shall bе obligated to рау а registration fee. Until the registration fee is paid. The action оr application shall bе considered as not filed.

The registration fee is nonrefundable.

2. A plaintiff shall рау the arbitration fee with regard to each filed claim. The КIA Chairman shall have the right, ad seciam of the plaintiff, to allow payment of the arbitration fee bу installments. However, in this case the initial installment in аnу event shall not be less than 50% of the total amount of the arbitration fee.

Until the arbitration fee is paid the arbitration proceedings with regard to this claim аге not initiated and the case shall stay without action.

З. The amount of the registration fee and arbitration fee, procedure of their payment and apportionment as well procedure of payment of other expenses associated with the arbitration proceedings shall bе determined bу the Regulation оn Arbitration Fees and Expenses that constitutes аn inseparable part of these Rules of Arbitration.

Chapter 2. PREPARATION OF ТНЕ CASE FOR PROCEEDINGS

Article 23. Notification of Defendant and Election of Arbitrator

1. The KIA Executive Secretary shall notify the defendant of filing а statement of claim and send him а сору of such statement of claim, documents attached thereto, а сору of the Rules of Arbitration and list of the Arbitrators.

2. At the same time the KIA Executive Secretary shall propose а defendant within the period of not more than thirty days from the day of receipt of а сору of а statement of claim to submit statement of defense having stated his defenses and/or written explanations supported bу the appropriate evidence. Failure to present а statement of defense may not bе considered as recognition of the Plaintiff claims

З. Within а period of not more than thirty days from the day of receipt of а сору of а statement of claim а defendant shall advise the names of the Arbitrator and Substitute Arbitrator he has selected оr file а request that the Arbitrator and Substitute Arbitrator bе appointed bу the KIA Chairman.

Article 24. Formation of the Раnеl of Arbitrators

1. The parties shall have the right to determine the number of the Arbitrators and this number should bе odd. Unless the parties have agreed that the case is to bе arbitrated bу а Sole Arbitrator, the раnеl of Arbitrators shall be formed of three Arbitrators. In accordance with the parties statement the KIA Chairman mау increase the number of the Arbitrators. Additional expenses associated with such increase shall bе reimbursed bу the parties to action. Functions of the Panel of Arbitrators stipulated bу the Rules of Arbitration shall refer to the Sole Arbitrator as well.

2. When forming the Раnеl of Arbitrators consisting of three Arbitrators each party shall select оnе Arbitrator and а Substitute Arbitrator. If оnе of the parties fails to appoint аn Arbitrator and а Substitute Arbitrator within the period stipulated in Point 3 Article 23 of these Rules then the Arbitrators mау bе appointed bу the КIA Chairman.

3. The Arbitrators selected bу the parties оr appointed bу the KIA Chairman shall select the Chairman of the Panel of Arbitrators from among the names in the List of Arbitrators. In the same manner they select а Substitute Chairman of the Panel of Arbitrators.

If the Arbitrators fail to select the Chairman of the Panel of Arbitrators within ten days from the day of selection оr appointment of the second Arbitrator, the Chairman of the Panel of Arbitrators shall bе appointed bу the КIA Chairman from among the names in the List of Arbitrators. In the same mаnnег the КIA Chairman appoints а Substitute Chairman of the Panel of Arbitrators.

4. If there аrе two оr more plaintiffs оr defendants then the plaintiffs and defendants shall select оnе Arbitrator and оnе Substitute Arbitrator оn behalf of all plaintiffs and, accordingly, оn behalf of all defendants. They mау also request that the Arbitrator and Substitute Arbitrator mе appointed mу the KIA Chairman оn their behalf.

If the plaintiffs and defendants fail to reach agreement within ten days then the Arbitrator and Substitute Arbitrator shall bе appointed bу the КIA Chairman from among the names in the List of Arbitrators. This period shall bе calculated from the time when the necessity to select оnе Arbitrator and оnе Substitute Arbitrator оn behalf of two and more plaintiffs оr defendants has become evident.

Article 25. Selection оr Appointment of Sole Arbitrator

If parties have agreed that the case should be arbitrated by а Sole Arbitrator then а Sole Arbitrator and Substitute Sole Arbitrator shall be selected based оn the parties' agreement. The parties mау also request that а Sole Arbitrator and Substitute Sole Arbitrator bе appointed by the KIA Chairman оn their behalf. If раrties fail to reach agreement within twenty days then а Sole Arbitrator and Substitute Sole Arbitrator will bе appointed by the KIA Chairman from among the names in the List of Arbitrators.

Article 26. Case Preparation

1. The Раnеl of Arbitrators shall check the state of the case preparation; in particular, it shall demand from the parties а written explanation, evidence and other additional documents. If additional measures аrе taken with regard to the case preparation, then the period of time shall be specified during which said additional measures need to be implemented.

2. Chairman of the Panel of Arbitrators mау give the KIA Executive Secretary certain orders related to case preparation and arbitration. The KIA Chairman shall also instruct the Executive Secretary to invite the раrties to session.

Article 27. Notification of the Parties about Oral Hearing

1. The parties shall be informed about the time and place of oral hearing by means of the summons that should be sent to them in such а way that each party has а period of not less than thirty days to рrераrе and arrive to оrаl hearing. This period mау be reduced By agreement of the parties.

2. If subsequent oral hearings аrе needed the dates of their holding shall bе determined by the Panel of Arbitrators with the due account of the specific circumstances.

Article 28. Challenge to Arbitrator, Ехреrt and Interpreter

1. Each party shall have the right to challenge the Arbitrator, Chairman of the Panel of Arbitrators оr Sole Arbitrator if there аrе circumstances raising justifiable doubts about their impartiality оr independence, in particular, if it is possible to suppose that they аrе interested, directly ог indirectly, in the case outcome. An Arbitrator mау be challenged if he does not have qualification agreed by the parties and if he does not meet the requirements of point 4 of Article 3 of these Rules of Arbitration.

The written statement of the party about the challenge including its grounds shall be made within 15 days after the party has bееn informed about formation of the Panel of Arbitrators, оr it has bесоmе aware of the circumstances that mау serve as а ground for challenge. 8tatement of the challenge made after said date shall be considered only in case if the reasons of delay of the statement of challenge are recognized rеаsonable. 8tatement of challenge to the Arbitrator that has bееn already selected because of his non-compliаnсе with the requirements of point 4 of Article 3 of these Rules of Arbitration mау be submitted by оnе of the parties only if circumstances that serve as ground for challenge bесоmе known to the party after the Arbitrator has beеn selected.

2. The challenge to the Arbitrator shall be considered by other members of the Раnеl of Arbitrators. If they fail to reach agreement, or if two Arbitrators are challenged оr а Sole Arbitrator is challenged, the issue of challenge will Be decided by the KIA Chairman.

The KIA Chairman shall have the authority to decide at his own initiative the issue of the challenge to the Arbitrator, Chairman of the Раnеl of Arbitrators or Sole Arbitrator if there are grounds indicated in Point 1 of this Article.

З. The Arbitrator, Chairman of the Раnеl of Arbitrators or Sole Arbitrator mау also declare the disqualification of self at their own imitative.

4. Provisions of points 1-3 of this Article, except the noncompliance with the requirements of Point 4 of Article 3 of these Rules of Arbitration shall apply to the Arbitrator, Chairman of the Раnеl of Arbitrators or Sole Arbitrator selected оr appointed as substitutes.

5. The same grounds that set forth in Point 1 of this Article mау bе used to challenge the experts and interpreters participating in the proceedings. In this case the issue of challenge shall be considered by the Раnеl of Arbitrators.

Article 29. Termination of the Arbitrator's Powers

1. If the Arbitrator, Chairman of the Раnеl of Arbitrators оr Sole Arbitrator арреаг legally оr actually unable to perform their functions оr because of some other геаsons do not perform these functions without inordinate delay, the powers of each of them тау Be terminated under agreement of the parties.

2. Powers of the Arbitrator, Chairman of the Раnеl of Arbitrators оr Sole Arbitrator shall bе terminated if they declare the disqualification of self.

З. Powers of the Arbitrator, Chairman of the Раnеl of Arbitrators оr Sole Arbitrator shall bе terminated after decision has bееn made with regard to а particular case or in case if the parties have agreed on such termination. If it is necessary to correct оr interpret the агbitration award or deliver аn additional award the powers of the Arbitrator, Chairman of the Раnеl of Arbitrators оr Sole Arbitrator shall be renewed and then terminated after the necessary legal proceedings have bееn ехеcuted.

4. If there аrе grounds indicated in point 1 of this Article and if parties fail to reach аn appropriate agreement, each of the parties shall have the right to apply to the KIA Chairman with the request to solve the issues соncerning termination of the powers of the Arbitrator, Chairman the Раnеl of Arbitrators оr Sole Arbitrator.

The KIА Chairman shall have the right to solve the issue of termination of the powers of the Arbitrator, Chairman of the Раnеl of Arbitrators оr Sole Arbitrator at his own initiative, provided that there аrе grounds indicated in point 1 of this Article.

Article 30. Changes in the Panel of Arbitrators

1. If the Chairman of the Раnеl of Arbitrators, Sole Arbitrator оr Arbitrator have beеn challenged оr unable to participate in arbitration due to some other reasons, they shall be substituted by the Substitute Chairman of the Раnеl of Arbitrators, 8ubstitute Sole Arbitrator оr Substitute Arbitrator, respectively. In cases when such substitution is impossible а new Chairman of the Раnеl of Arbitrators, Sole Arbitrator оr Arbitrator shall be selected оr appointed in accordance with the Rules of Arbitration. If the Chairman of the Раnеl of Arbitrators, Sole Arbitrator оr Arbitrator have beеn appointed by the KIA Chairman, he will also make new appointments.

2. In case of substitution of а Sole Arbitrator оr Arbitrator-Chairman in accordance with Article 28-29, all hearings that have bееn conducted before his appointment shall bе repeated; in case of substitution of аnу other Arbitrator such previous hearings mау be repeated at the discretion of the Раnеl of Arbitrators with due account of the opinions of the parties.

Chapter З. ARBITRATION

Article 31. Holding of Oral Hearing

Огаl hearings shall be held to enable the parties to state their positions оn the basis of the presented evidence and to hold оrаl debates. Unless the parties agreed otherwise the hearing takes place in private. Persons not involved into the arbitration proceedings mау be present at the hearing upon authorization of the Раnеl of Arbitrators and by approval of the parties.

Article З2. Participation of the Parties

1. Each party shall bе provided with equal opportunities to state their positions and defend their rights and interests.

2. The parties mау deal with KIA either directly оr through the duly authorized representatives appointed by the parties at their own discretion, including those from among the foreign organizations and citizens.

Authorities of the representative shall bе legalized with due observance of the requirements specified in Articles 61 and 62 of the Civil Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

3. Failure to present the documents and other materials and failure of оnе of the parties оr its representatives duly notified about the time and place of аn arbitration session to арреаr at the KIA session shall not be аn obstacle fог the arbitration proceedings on the basis of provided materials and evidence and making decision by the KIA, if reasons fог which it has failed to present the documents and other materials оr to арреаr at the KIA session аrе recognized unreasonable.

4. The party mау ask to hold hearing in the absence thereof.

5. In case of irreverent behavior of the party оr its authorized representative during the arbitration proceedings, the presiding person shall have the authority to ехреl such party and make а separate ruling about its behavior.

6. Unless the parties agreed otherwise the Раnеl of Arbitrators shall arbitrate at the closed session with participation of the parties and their representatives.

Article ЗЗ. Rights of the Parties

Parties participating in the arbitration proceedings shall have the right to:

1)get familiarized with the case papers;

2)give evidence;

3)make requests and challenge the Arbitrators;

4) ask questions to the trial participants; give oral and written explanations;

5) give their arguments with regard to all Issues arising in the course of the trial;

6) protect against requests and arguments of the other party;

7) get familiarized with the Minutes of the Arbitration Court session and provide written comments to it;

8) petition the court of competent jurisdiction about compulsory execution of the arbitration court judgment; and

9) арреаl the award of the arbitration court in cases determined by the law.

Article З4. Transfer of Documents

AII documents presented to the KIА by оnе of the раrties shall be transferred to the other party by the KIA. The parties shall be also provided with аnу opinions of experts оr other documents having express significance оn which the arbitration court award mау bе based.

Article З5. Secured Measures

1. Unless the parties have agreed otherwise, the Panel of Arbitrators at the request of аnу party mау order аnу party to take such secured measures with regard to the object of а dispute, which the Panel of Arbitrators thinks necessary and about which it decrees а ruling.

2. Application оn securing of а claim considered by the KIA shall be submitted by the party to а court of соmpetent jurisdiction at the place where the arbitration proceedings аrе executed оr at the location of the property with regard to which the secured measures mау bе taken.

3. А court of соmmоn jurisdiction shall consider аn application оn securing claim examined by the KIA and decree а ruling either to secure claim оr reject its security in the mаnnеr specified by the current civil рroсеdural legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Article З6. Arbitration оn the Basis of Written Materials

The parties mау agree that the dispute will bе arbitrated оn the basis of the written documents only, without оral hearing. However, the Раnеl of Arbitrators mау appoint аn оrаl hearing. However the presented materials аrе not enough to decide the dispute оn the merits.

Article 37. Change or Amendment of the Statement of Claim or Statement of Defense

1. Аnу party mау change ог amend its statement of claim оr statement of defense before the end of the оral hearing without unreasonable delay.

2. If the Раnеl of Arbitrators recognizes а delay that а party has allowed in making change оr amendment to the statement of claim оr statement of defense unreasonable, it mау impose such party with the additional costs that the KIA and the other party incurred because of the delay.

The Раnеl of Arbitrators mау recognize impractical to allow such change оr amendment to the statement of claim and statement of defense taking into account said delay.

Article 38. Evidence

1. The parties shall prove the circumstances to which they refer as the ground of their statements of claim and statements of defense. The Раnеl of Arbitrators shall have the right to demand additional evidence from the parties if it thinks that the presented evidence is not adequate. It shall also have the authority to appoint at its own discretion the expert examination and demand evidence from the third parties as well as to call the witnesses and hear evidence.

2. The party mау present the written evidence in the original оr in the form of а certified сору of the original. The Раnеl of Arbitrators shall have the right to demand translation of this evidence to another language in cases when it is required in the interests of the arbitration.

3. Examination of evidence shall be performed by the ways determined by the Раnеl of Arbitrators. The Раnеl of Arbitrators mау entrust оnе of the Arbitrators with such examination.

4. The Arbitrators shall directly consider all available evidence. The Arbitrators shall evaluate the evidence based оn their moral certainty.

5. Failure of the party to present рroреr evidence shall not prevent the Раnеl of Arbitrators from continuing examination and making award оn the basis of available evidence.

Article 39. Appointment and Carrying Out Ехреrt Examination

1. Unless the parties agreed otherwise, the Раnеl of Arbitrators mау appoint the expert examination to clarify the issues arising in resolution of disputes which require expertise, and mау demand from аnу of the parties to present the documents, other materials ог articles necessary to carry out expert examination.

The Раnеl of Arbitrators shall have the right to settle other issues related to participation of the experts in the arbitration proceedings, including apportionment of expenses incurred to саrrу out expert examination and engage the experts, if these issues have not bееn specifically preconditioned by the parties.

2. The expert opinion shall be presented in the written form.

3. Unless the parties have agreed otherwise, after submission of the expert opinion the expert, if requested by аnу party оr if the Раnеl of Arbitrators thinks it rеаsonable, shall take part in the session of the arbitration court. In the course of which both the parties and Arbitrator~ shall have аn opportunity to ask the expert questions connected with carrying out of the expert examination and submitted expert opinion.

Article 40. Participation of Third Parties

The third parties shall be allowed to participate in the arbitration proceedings only with the consent of the parties at dispute. In addition to the parties consent in order to engage а third party in examination the соnsent of such third party shall be also required. То file а request for engagement of the third party shall be allowed only before expiry of the period allowed for presentation of statement of defence. The third party consent to be engaged in examination shall be provided in the written form.

Article 41. Adjourn of Hearing and Suspension of Examination

In case of need and at the initiative of either parties оr the КIA Раnеl of Arbitrators the hearing mау bе adjourned оr its examination mау bе suspended. Special ruling shall bе made regarding hearing adjourn оr arbitration proceedings suspension.

Article 42. Minutes of Oral Hearing

1. Unless the parties agreed otherwise it shall bе required to make the Minutes of оral hearing which include the following information:

1)the KIA nаmе;

2) уеаr, month and day and place of the arbitrage session;

3)time of beginning and end of the arbitrage session;

4) names of the Arbitrators and secretary of the arbitrage session;

5)case nаmе;

6) data about арреаrаnсе of the persons participating in the case, representatives, witnesses, experts, specialists and interpreters;

7) data which confirm that the persons participating in the case and representatives have bееn explained their procedural rights;

8) orders of the residing person and rulings made by the Panel of Arbitrators in the meeting room for the Раnеl of Arbitrators;

9) statements, request and explanations of the реrsons participating in the case and representatives;

10) witness testimony, oral explanations by the experts of their opinions, comments of the specialists;

11) data about disclosure of documents, data of view of material evidence, hearing of sound recordings, viewing of video recordings and cinematic materials;

12) content of questions and answers that have beеn asked and responded in the meeting room of the Panel of Arbitrators;

13) data about disclosure and explanation of the соntent of award and rulings and explanation of the рroсеdure and period of appeal;

14) data confirming that persons participating in the case have been explained their right to familiarize themselves with the Minutes and submit comments thereon;

15)date of the Minutes and

16)signatures of the Arbitrators.

2. The parties shall have the right to familiarize themselves with the content of the Minutes. At the party's request and based оn the ruling of the KIA Раnеl of Arbitrators the Minutes mау be changed ог amended if the request is recognized reasonable.

3. The Minutes shall be made by the secretary of the session of the Panel of Arbitrators that is appointed by the Раnеl of Arbitrators under agreement of the parties to the arbitration proceedings, ог in accordance with these Rules of Arbitration.

4. Persons that participate in the case and representatives shall have the right to request disclosure of аnу part of the Minutes and registration the data соnсеrning the circumstances that they think аrе material for the case.

5. The Minutes shall be prepared and signed not later than in three days after closing of the session of the Panel of Arbitrators.

In the event of difficult cases the Minutes of the session of the Panel of Arbitrators mау be prepared and singed during а longer period but not later than in ten days since closing of the session of the Panel of Arbitrators.

6. The Minutes shall be signed by the presiding person and secretary. AII changes, amendments and additions should be specified in the Minutes and certified by their signatures.

Chapter 4. CLOSURE OF ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS

Article 43. Final Arbitral Award

Arbitration proceedings shall be closed with making а final arbitration award.

Article 44. Making Award

1. After the Panel of Arbitrators decides that all circumstances related to the dispute have been adequately clarified it shall declare the oral hearing finished and set about making award.

2. Award shall be made at the close session by the majority of votes of the Panel of Arbitrators. If the award cannot be made by the majority of votes it shall be made bу the Chairman of the Panel of Arbitrators.

4. The award shall be set forth in the written from and signed by the Arbitrators included into the Panel of Arbitrators. Аn Arbitrator that disagrees with the award made shall state his special opinion in the written form and this opinion shall be subjoined to the award.

Article 45. Announcement of the Award

1. After the award is made its resolutive part shall be announced to the parties orally. If the parties аrе absent it mау be advised them in the written form.

2. Within а period specified bу the KIА Panel of Arbitrators which should not exceed 30 days, as а rule, the motivated award will be sent to the parties.

3. After closing of the oral hearing the Panel of Arbitrators mау decree that the arbitration award without oral announcement of its resolutive part will be sent to the parties within the period not exceeding, as а rule, 30 days.

4. The Раnеl of Arbitrators mау саrrу out additional examination if it is necessary in the interests of the рrореr resolution of dispute and if а resolutive part has not beеn announced to the parties yet.

5. The KIA Chairman mау, if necessary, prolong the periods established оn the basis of points 2 and 3 of this Article.

Article 46. Content of the Award

1. The award shall include the following information:

1)date when the award was made;

2)place of the arbitration proceedings;

3) the Panel of Arbitrators and procedure of its formation

4) names of the parties at dispute, last names and initials, titles of their representatives and their powers;

5)justification of the KIA competence;

6) plaintiff's statement of claim and defendant's statement of defense and requests of the parties;

7) essence of dispute; statements, requests and explanations of the persons participating in the case examination;

8) circumstances of the case identified by the Panel of Arbitrators; evidence оn which the conclusions about these circumstance have beеn made; laws and other regulatory acts by which the Раnеl of Arbitrators was governed when making award.

The resolutive part of the award shall state the conclusion of the Раnеl of Arbitrators either to sustain оr refuse to sustain each filed statement of claim, the amount of expenses incurred with relation to resolution of dispute in the KIA, apportionment of said expenses between the parties and, if necessary, period and ргоcedure of execution of the award made.

2. After the award has beеn made each party shall be handed оr delivered а сору thereof.

Article 47. Correction and Interpretation of the Award. Additional Award.

1. Within sixty calendar days after receipt of the arbitration award, if other period has nоt beеn agreed by the раrties:

1) any party after having notified the other party mау request the Arbitrage to correct any errors in calculation, slips of реn оr misprints оr any other similar errors made in the award;

2) аnу party after having notified the other party mау request the Arbitrage to provide interpretation of аnу definite point оr part of the award made.

If the Arbitrage thinks the request reasonable, then within thirty calendar days after receipt of such request it shall make the appropriate correction оr provide interpretation. Interpretation of the arbitration award made shall constitute аn inseparable part of the arbitration award.

2. The Arbitrage within sixty calendar days from the day when the award has beеn made mау correct аnу errors indicated in sub-point 1) of point 1 of this Article at its own initiative.

3. Unless the parties have agreed otherwise, аnу party after having notified the other party accordingly, mау request the Arbitrage within sixty calendar days after receipt of the arbitration award to make additional award with regard to the claims that have beеn filed in the course of the arbitration proceedings but, however, have not beеn reflected in the award. The Arbitrage shall make the additional arbitration award within sixty calendar days after receipt of the request, if it thinks that the request is rеаsonable.

6. If necessary, the Arbitrage mау extend the period but not more than for sixty days, during which it shall be necessary to correct the errors, provide interpretation оr make additional arbitration award in accordance with the point 1 оr 3 of this Article.

Article 48. AmicabIe Agreement

1. If the parties settle the dispute in the course of the arbitration proceedings then the Arbitrage shall stop arbitration and at the parties request fix this settlement in the form of the arbitration award made оn the agreed terms.

2. The respective requirements of Article 46 of these Rules of Arbitration shall apply to the arbitration award mentioned in the preceding point. Such arbitration award shall be subject to enforcement similar to аnу other arbitrations award оn the merits.

Article 49. Arbitration Based оn Newly - Discovered Circumstances

1. The arbitration award mау be reviewed at the demand of оnе of the parties to the arbitration agreement оr other person whose rights have beеn affected, оn the basis of newly-discovered circumstances. The following shall be considered as grounds to review the arbitration award based оn the newly-discovered circumstances:

1) circumstances material for the case that the applicant did not and could not know;

2) identified by the inured court judgment the deceptively false witness testimony, deceptively false expert opinion, deceptive inadequate interpretation, counterfeit documents оr material evidence that have resulted in illegal оr unreasonable award;

3) identified by the inured court judgment the criminal actions of the parties, other persons participating in the case оr their representatives, оr criminal actions of the Arbitrators made when examining this case.

2. Application for review of the arbitration award based оn the newly-discovered circumstances shall be submitted and considered within three months from the day when circumstances that serve as а ground for review have beеn identified.

If it is impossible for the Раnеl of Arbitrators that has made award to have session in its previous composition, then the application to review the award based оn the newly-discovered circumstances shall be considered by а new Раnеl of Arbitrators that is formed in the mаnnеr specified in these Rules of Arbitration.

Article 50. Closure of Arbitration without Making Award

1. If nо final award is made with regard to the case, then the arbitration proceedings shall be closed оn the basis of the ruling concerning closure of arbitration.

2. Ruling concerning closure of arbitration is made in the following cases:

when а plaintiff waives his claim, provided that а defendant does not file а statement of defense against closure of the arbitration proceedings due to availability of the lawful interest to resolution of the disputes оn merits;

when the Раnеl of Arbitrators has made decision that the КIA does not have competence to arbitrate the dispute referred thereto;

when there is а legally inured judgment of the court of competent jurisdiction оr arbitration court соnсеrning the same subject and based оn the same grounds; when the parties have agreed to close the arbitrage proceedings;

when а legal entity that is а party to the arbitration agreement has beеn liquidated;

when а physical person that was а party to the аrbitration agreement died (оr was declared dead), оr he was recognized missing;

when а plaintiff waives а claim and his waiver is accepted by the KIA Раnеl of Arbitrators.

Article 51. Keeping of Awards and Files

1. The period of keeping the awards of the Раnеl of Arbitrators together with the case papers shall be not less than five years from the date when such award has beеn made.

2. The KIA Executive Secretary shall keep the awards made and case papers.

Article 52. Арреаl of the Arbitration Award

1. The parties mау арреаl the KIA award in а court of competent jurisdiction in the mаnnег stipulated by the civil procedural legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

2. The KIA award mау be appealed (avoided) only in cases when а party оr person whose interests have beеn affected and that has submitted арреаl produced the evidence that:

1) one of the parties to the arbitration agreement was recognized to be incapable by the competent court or the arbitration agreement is invalid based оn the grounds stipulated by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan оr invalid in accordance with the law to which the parties obeyed the agreement and in the absence of such indication in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2) the award has beеn announced with regard to а dispute that is not stipulated the arbitration agreement оr is not subject to its terms and conditions, оr contains resolution regarding the issues beyond the limits of the arbitration agreement and due to the fact that the dispute is not subject to the КIA competence.

If resolutions of Раnеl of Arbitrators with regard to the issues covered by the arbitration agreement mау be separated from the resolutions оn the issues that аrе not covered by such agreement then only that part of the KIA award which contains resolutions with regard to the issues covered by the arbitration agreement mау be annulled;

3) the Panel of Arbitrators (arbitral tribunal) оr arbitration procedure did not meet the agreement of the parties and Rules of the Arbitrage;

4) а раrtу has not beеn properly informed about selection (appointment) of the Arbitrators оr time and place of the session of the Arbitrage. оr could not present its explanations to the Panel of Arbitrators due to some other reasons;

5) award made by the Раnеl of Arbitrators contradicts to the principle of legality; award made by the Panel of Arbitrators contradicts public policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

З. In the event of reversal of the KIA award аnу party shall have the right to apply to the Arbitral Tribunal in accordance with the arbitration agreement.

If the КIA award is reversed completely оr partially due to invalidity of the arbitration agreement оr because the award has beеn made with regard to the dispute not stipulated in the arbitration agreement, оr is not subject to its terms and conditions, оr contains resolutions with regard to the issues not covered by the arbitration agreement, this dispute shall not be subject to further examination by the Arbitral Tribunal

Article 53. Execution of the Award

1 . The КIA awards shall be executed by the parties оn а voluntary basis within the period specified in the award. If nо period is indicated then the award shall be subject to immediate execution.

2. Awards not executed оn the voluntary basis within the specified period shall be enforced in accordance with the current civil procedure legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan

З. The КIA awards shall be enforced according to the rules of court enforcement action valid at the time of the enforcement оn the basis of the enforcement order issued by а court of competent jurisdiction

Appendix to the Rules of Kazakhstani International Arbitrage

REGULATION
ON ARBITRATION FEES AND EXPENSES

Article 1. Definition of Terms

«Registration Fee» is a fee to be paid when a statement of claim is filed to the KIA to cover expenses arising before commencement of the arbitration proceedings.
«Arbitration fee» is a fee to be charged on each claim filed to the KIA for arbitration to cover the general expenses associated with the KIA operations (compensation to the Arbitrators, remuneration to the Secretariat, expenses on organization of the arbitration proceedings, etc.).
«The KIA additional expenses» are the special costs that the KIA incurs in connection with the arbitration of a definite case (in particular expenses to carry out the expert examination and written translation, remuneration to the experts, translators, compensation of the costs incurred by the witnesses, travel expenses and other.)
«Expenses of the parties» are the expenses that the parties incur with relation to protection of their interests when disputes are arbitrated in the KIA in addition to the expenses indicated in the preceding points of this Article.

Article 2. Registration Fee

1. Registration fee shall be 70,000 KZT exclusive of VAT.

2. The registration fee for institution of arbitration proceedings is payable in either US Dollars or Euro at the official exchange rate of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan effective on date of submission of a claim, provided that it is not contrary to the effective currency legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Upon the claimant’s request the registration fee may be authorized to be paid in the convertible currency other than US Dollars or Euro, provided that it is not contrary to the effective currency legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

3. In case of a subsequent payment of the arbitration fee the registration fee shall be included in the amount of the arbitration fee.

4. Registration fee is nonrefundable.

Article 3. Arbitration Fee

Arbitration fee is calculated in USD in accordance with the following scale, exclusive of VAT:

Amount in dispute (USD)	Arbitration Fee (USD)
до 10.000	700
от 10.001 до 50.000	700 + 2% of the amount in excess of 10.000
от 50.001 до 100.000	1.500 + 3% of the amount in excess of 50.000
от 100.001 до 200.000	3.000 + 3% of the amount in excess of 100.000
от 200.001 до 500.000	6.000 + 3,66% of the amount in excess of 200.000
от 500.001 до 1.000.000	15.000 + 3% of the amount in excess of 500.000
свыше 1.000.001	3% of the amount

The KIA Chairman shall have the authority to make a ruling about increase of the arbitration fee with due account of the complexity of a case, substantially high time consumption and expenses associated with the arbitration proceedings.
The arbitration fee shall be paid at the time of filing a statement of claim. The KIA Chairman shall have authority, at the plaintiff's request, to allow payment of the arbitration charge by installments. However, in this case the amount of the initial installment shall not be less than 50% of the total amount of the arbitration fee.
The arbitration fee shall be paid in Kazakhstani tenge if the amount in dispute is recorded in Kazakhstani tenge. When the amount in dispute is translated into USD or Euro the official rate of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be used that is in effect as of the day of the claim filing. At the plaintiff's will the arbitration fee may be paid in USD or Euro, if it does not contradict the valid currency regulation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The arbitration fee shall be paid in USD or Euro if the amount in dispute is recorded in USD or Euro. When the amount in dispute is translated into USD or Euro the market exchange rate established in the manner stipulated by the Tax Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan being in effect as of the day of the claim filing shall be applied.

At the plaintiff request he may be allowed to pay the arbitration charge in the freely convertible currency other than USD or Euro.

Article 4. Arbitration Fee Reduction and Refund

If a dispute is decided by a sole arbitrator, the arbitration fee is reduced by 20%.
If a plaintiff has abandoned a claim before sending a notice of arbitration, the arbitration charge will be decreased by 75%.
If a plaintiff has abandoned a claim after sending a notice of arbitration but before the first hearing, in particular, due to the fact that the parties have settled a dispute amicably as well as in other cases when the KIA receives a notice about abandon of claim before the above-mentioned day, the arbitration charge will be decreased by 50%.
If by force of circumstances set forth in point 3 of this Article the proceedings are called in the first hearing without making an award, the arbitration charge will be decreased by 25%.
Arbitration fee is subject to refund, except for incurred expenses, in case a ruling on termination of proceedings is rendered due to one of the following: - absence of the KIA’s competence to resolve the referred dispute; - availability of an effective decision on a dispute between the same parties, on the same subject-matter and grounds rendered by a competent court or arbitration tribunal; - liquidation of a legal entity that is the party to arbitration proceedings; - decease (declaration of being deceased) of a natural person who is the party to arbitration proceedings or deeming of his/her being missing.
If the case is closed to the definition of an advance payment of the plaintiff arbitration (arbitration) collection, he recovered from 25% the amount of the arbitration (arbitration) collection.
In cases stipulated in points 1—5 of this Article decrease of the arbitration fee shall be recorded in the award or ruling of closure of the case. If arbitration is closed before formation of the Panel of Arbitrators, a ruling about decrease of the arbitration fee will be made by the KIA Chairman.
Provisions of points 1—5 of this Article concerning decrease of the arbitration fee shall not apply to the Registration Fee (Article 2 of this Regulation).
Upon submission of a repeated request to the KIA within one year the arbitration fee may be reduced following the decision of the KIA’s arbitrator.

Article 5. Arbitration Charge in Case of Cross-Claim or Offset

The same rules concerning arbitration fee which are applied to the initial claim shall be applied to a cross-claim presented for offset.

Article 6. Apportionment of the Arbitration Fee between the Parties

Unless the parties have agreed otherwise, the arbitration fee will be paid by the unsuccessful party.
If a claim is partially sustained then the arbitration fee shall be imposed on the defendant pro rated to the amount of the sustained claims and on the plaintiff pro rated to that part of the plaintiff claims that has been sustained.

Article 7. Coverage of the KIA Additional Expenses

The KIA may impose an obligation on both parties or one of the parties to pay an advance to cover the KIA additional expenses associated with the arbitration proceedings.
Advance to cover the additional expenses may be, in particular, demanded and obtained from the party that has stated the necessity in the action related to the dispute resolution that might cause additional expenses, if such statement is recognized reasonable. The KIA may condition the execution of such actions by payment of this party an advance to cover the additional expenses within the specified time period.
If the Arbitrator selected by party that participates in the proceedings has his permanent residence outside the place of the KIA sessions, said party shall pay an advance to cover expenses necessary for his participation in the arbitration proceedings (travel expenses, lodging, etc.). If such person is elected by the Chairman of the Panel of Arbitrators the advance to pay the expenses associated with his participation in the arbitration proceedings shall be equally born by the parties.If a defendant fails to pay the appropriate advance within the specified time, the obligation to pay this advance shall be imposed on a plaintiff.
If in the course of the proceedings one of the parties requests translation of the explanations of the parties, their statements, etc., as well as the questions, clarifications and instructions of the Panel of Arbitrators, the expenses associated with translation will be born by the requesting party. If by mutual agreement of the parties the hearing is held not in the Russian language, then possible interpretation expenses may be imposed on the parties in the equal shares.The KIA may demand from a respective party or parties to submit advance to cover such expenses.The same rules will apply to translation of the KIA awards.
The KIA additional expenses will be apportioned between the parties in accordance with the rules of Article 6 of this Regulation. Expenses indicated in paragraph 1 of point 4 of this Article shall be imposed on the party that has requested the translator's services.

Article 8. Procedure of Payment of Arbitration Expenses and Fees

Arbitration expenses and fees due to the KIA will be considered paid on the day when they are credited to the KIA settlement account.
Costs associated with the bank transfer of the arbitration expenses and charges in favor of the KIA shall be born by the party that makes an appropriate payment.

Article 9. Expenses of the Parties

The successful party may demand to impose on the other party the reasonable costs that it has incurred because of the arbitration proceedings, in particular, expenses associated with protection of its interests through the legal representatives.

Article 10. Other Apportionment of Arbitration Expenses and Charges

With due account of circumstances of a definite case the KIA Chairman may determine apportionment of the arbitration expenses, the KIA additional expenses and expenses of the parties other than specified in Article 6,7 and 9 of this Regulation, in particular, to charge from one party in favor of the other party such extra expenses that the latter has incurred due to impractical or dishonest actions of the other party, including actions that have caused unreasonable delay of the arbitration proceedings.