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Original Language Title: Šķīrējtiesu likums

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The Saeima has adopted and the President issued the following law: Arbitration Law Chapter I General provisions article 1. The law's purpose and scope (1) this law aims to establish arbitration procedures and create a framework for action to ensure civil dispute settlement of effective and equitable arbitration. (2) the provisions of this Act apply to the proceedings in Latvia. 2. article. The Court of arbitration and arbitration (1) arbitration in accordance with the procedure laid down in this Act can create specific civil settlement to the dispute (hereinafter referred to as the ad hoc arbitration) or continuous operation (hereinafter referred to as the Permanent Court of arbitration). (2) the permanent arbitration may create a register of enterprises Association (founder of the standing arbitration), whose aim is the Permanent Court of arbitration. (3) establishing the Ad hoc Tribunal on the basis of the agreement of the parties. 3. article. The legal framework of the Tribunal (1) Permanent Court of arbitration in the work under this Act and the rules of procedure of the standing arbitration, but ad hoc arbitration tribunal, in accordance with this Act.
(2) the Tribunal civil disputes to be dealt with in accordance with the agreement of the parties, in so far as this does not conflict with the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia, this law and other laws. (3) the organisation of the arbitration proceedings and dispute resolution to arbitration is not a commercial activity. 4. article. The Permanent Arbitration Organization (1) founder of the standing arbitration provides for the Permanent Arbitration: 1) separate, suitable for the operation of the Tribunal's premises; 2) recordkeeping and reception for staff; 3) Web site. (2) the Permanent Court of arbitration on its homepage on the internet puts the following information: 1 name of the arbitration) and location; 2) reception space and time; 3) arbitration costs and the number of the account to be charged for the costs of arbitration; 4 rules of procedure of the arbitration); 5) arbitrators standing arbitration list that is not less than 10, the arbitrators stating their name and surname; 6) contact information (address, phone number, e-mail address); 7) other topical information. 5. article. The competence of the Tribunal (1) arbitration shall resolve any civil dispute, if the parties have voluntarily agreed and entered into the arbitration agreement, except for the dispute: 1) in the event of which might offend the rights of a person who is not a party to the arbitration agreement; 2) in which one side is the State or local authorities, or to which arbitration awards can be affected by State or local authorities; 3) associated with the entries in the register of births, deaths and marriages; 4 in custody or guardianship) of the people's rights and obligations or statutory protected interests; 5) on the right of establishment, modification or termination in respect of immovable property, if the dispute is a person who by law are limited to the right to get the real thing, owned or in use; 6) about an individual's eviction from residential premises; 7) between the employee and the employer, if the dispute has arisen, conclude, altering, removing or performance of a contract of employment, as well as applying or translating legislation, collective agreements or work rules (individual labour disputes); 8 persons) on their rights and responsibilities, which declared insolvency. (2) the arbitration does not distinguish between disputes related to the subject on the agenda of the special litigation issues.
Chapter II arbitration and its termination basis for article 6. The Permanent Arbitration registration (1) the Permanent Court of arbitration launched by registration in the registry of the Tribunal, which led to the commercial register. (2) for entry in the register of the arbitration payable duty. Government fees and payment procedures, as well as the order in which the Permanent Court of arbitration and arbitration to be recorded to be excluded from the register shall be determined by the Cabinet of Ministers. 7. article. The name of the Permanent Court of arbitration (1) of the Arbitration Tribunal must be different from the name in the register already registered or applied for in the name of the Tribunal and the registry of enterprises registers recording carried logged or recorded name (brand), and it must not contain misleading news on the Permanent Court of arbitration, type and legal form. (2) The name of the Permanent Arbitration are also subject to other economic operators established name (branded) check constraints and rules. (3) the name of the standing arbitration must not conflict with morality. (4) the name of the standing arbitration-used only for the Latvian or Latin characters. 8. article. Standing rules of procedure of the Arbitration Board (1) the rules of procedure of the standing arbitration: 1) founder of the standing arbitration; 2) arbitration name. In addition to the name of the Latvian language in the arbitration of the standing rules of procedure of the Arbitration Tribunal may specify the name of a translation in one or more foreign languages; the appointment of the arbitrators and 3) term of Office; 4) arbitration proceedings and dispute settlement procedures, the procedural time limits, counterclaim, dispute handling, suspension, suspension of the arbitration proceedings and restore order and Basic. The rules of procedure of the standing Tribunal may specify other procedural matters under this Act; 5) procedures which arbitrators signature on the ruling; 6) arbitration expenses, fees of the arbitrators and the modalities of payment, as well as the reimbursement of the arbitration proceedings; 7) other provisions governing arbitral action or proceeding. (2) the rules of procedure of the permanent arbitration tribunal arbitrators standing added the list, which contains no less than 10 of the arbitrators. (3) the Registrar of companies shall submit to the standing rules of procedure of the arbitration and the arbitrators, evidence that the arbitrators list corresponds to article 14 of this law, the second and fourth parts requirements and not attributable to them in article 15 of this law certain limitations, as well as the documents justifying the qualifications of the arbitrators. (4) the rules of procedure of the standing Tribunal of the signature of the Permanent Court of arbitration. (5) If the rules of procedure of the standing Tribunal amended, founder of the standing arbitration the Registrar of companies within seven days after the amendment of the rules of procedure specified and submitted, if the amended list of arbitrators of the Permanent Arbitration, arbitrators shall be submitted together with proof that the arbitrators on the list meet this law article 14, second and fourth parts of the requirements and should not be covered by article 15 of this law limits laid down in as well as the documents justifying the qualifications of the arbitrators. (6) the founder of the standing arbitration once a year until March 1 to the Registrar of companies shall submit a list of arbitrators, current events. (7) the registry shall ensure that its homepage on the internet free of charge is available in the business register kept in the register of registered permanent arbitration the arbitration rules. 9. article. The basis for termination of the arbitral tribunal (1) Permanent Arbitration ends with its founder, or enterprise register. (2) if the Permanent Court of arbitration does not comply with this law, article 2, second paragraph, or, the founder of the standing arbitration arbitrators has not submitted proof of the events business register shall decide on the exclusion of arbitration from the registry. (3) the activities of the Ad hoc Tribunal ends when it is considered in the examination of the dispute, which it was created.
Chapter III arbitration agreement article 10. The concept of arbitration agreement (1) the arbitration agreement is in accordance with the procedure laid down in this law, the parties concluded an agreement on the transfer of civil dispute resolution arbitration. (2) the parties may agree on the transfer of civil dispute resolution to arbitration, which has been or may be incurred. 11. article. The arbitration agreement, the parties to the arbitration agreement may be concluded by any natural person having a private-law legal person in public law or the legal person in private law. 12. article. Arbitration agreement form and content

(1) the arbitration agreement shall be concluded in writing. It as a separate provision can be included in any agreement (arbitration clause), which includes obligations for which occurred or may occur in the civil dispute, taking into account article 5 of this law in the first part of the limits. The arbitration agreement is amended or repealed in accordance with the written agreement of the parties. (2) on the written contract constitutes an agreement concluded by the parties through the mail or via electronic means and ensuring that the party will put already incurred or possible civil settlement of disputes to arbitration is fixed with a secure electronic signature. (3) the arbitration agreement, the parties may agree to: 1) the permanent or ad hoc arbitration tribunal; 2) venue of the arbitration proceedings; 3 the language of the proceedings); 4 the number of arbitrators, arbitration), pursuant to article 29 of this law; 5) to cover the cost of the arbitration procedure; 6) other matters which the parties consider important. 13. article. Arbitration agreement (1) the Person who entered into the arbitration agreement for the civil service for the resolution of the dispute to arbitration, is not entitled to give it up, if the arbitration agreement is not legal or contractual, duly amended or cancelled. (2) the arbitration agreement shall be in force until the extinction of the legal relationship in respect of which it is concluded. (3) If the arbitration agreement as a separate provision is contained in a contract concluded by the parties on the other, the arbitration agreement is considered to be an independent treaty. The arbitration agreement shall remain in force even if a contract in which it is contained, terminated or declared void. (4) Assignment of the claim, the claim to the assignee all right, but not the arbitration clause contained in a contract of civil arbitration of the dispute.
Chapter IV the arbitrator article 14. An arbitrator sliding requirements (1) the arbitrator is a person who complies with the provisions of this law and are appointed third party dispute settlement in accordance with the arbitration agreement and the provisions of this law. (2) The arbitrator may appoint any person of legal age who has agreed in writing to be a standing list of arbitrators of the arbitral tribunal and shall meet the following requirements: 1) it does not have guardianship; 2) it has a perfect reputation; 3) it has higher vocational or academic training (except the first level professional education) and obtained legal qualifications; 4) it accumulated at least three years of practical work experience while working in College specialties of law academic staff posts or other legal specialties. (3) where a person who, under the law of the bar can be a lawyer, except sworn advocate Assistant, agreed in writing to be a Permanent Court of arbitration and the arbitrator shall not apply article 15 of this law, those limitations, in that person's compliance with the requirements of the second paragraph is considered a certified from the moment it includes Attorney list. (4) permanent arbitrator of the arbitration can be no more than three permanent arbitration. (5) an arbitrator settling civil disputes, be independent, impartial and fair. 15. article. A person shall not be appointed as an arbitrator of the arbitrator may not appoint a person: 1) which does not comply with this law, the second paragraph of article 14; 2) which the criminal proceedings for the purpose of committing a crime recognized as suspects or accused; 3) against which criminal proceedings for the purpose of committing a crime on an end reabilitējoš; 4) which penalized for intentional criminal offence, irrespective of the delete or remove a criminal record; 5) who was convicted of an intentional criminal offence, although released from parole, pardon, amnesty or statute of limitations; 6) which for the last five years handed down to an individual's bankruptcy process. 16. article. Not permissible to participate in the proceedings and the arbitrator reset (1) the arbitrator shall not be entitled to participate in the proceedings, if he: 1) has been a representative of one of the parties, experts or witness in a case in which participated; 2 kinship relations) is up to the third degree of relationship or affinity up to the second degree with one of the participants in the dispute or their representatives; kinship relations, 3) is up to the third degree of relationship or affinity up to the second degree with one of the arbitrators, arbitration in its composition, in which the civil law is reviewed. 4) is working in legal relations with one of the civil dispute, participants or their representatives or if the arbitrator gives legal aid one party; 5) or his spouse or relatives up to the third degree, or business partner, or a company that is a party to the dispute and the third of which, shareholders, members, monitoring, control, or a member of the executive body is the arbiter or his relatives up to the third degree, is interested in civil disputes economic outcome. (2) the arbitrator shall, not later than five days from the date on which it learned of the appointment, or from the date on which it became aware of the circumstances which may lead to reasonable doubt as to his impartiality or independence, self away, indicating the reasons for the reset. (3) If an arbitrator himself atstatīj, a new arbitrator shall be appointed in the contract or in the rules of procedure of the Permanent Arbitration. Article 17. (1) the rejection of the arbitrators, the parties may reject the arbitrator, if: 1) are attributable to him this law, article 16, first paragraph, the limits imposed on the arbitrator's participation in the proceedings, and he is not himself atstatīj; 2) he does not meet the requirements of this law; 3) he does not meet the requirements for which the parties have agreed; 4) other circumstances raise serious doubts as to his impartiality or independence. (2) the Person from whom consent is required for the appointment of the arbitrator, the Parties shall disclose any circumstances that may lead to reasonable doubt as to its impartiality and independence. If such circumstances have arisen or become known after the commencement of the arbitration proceedings, but before the end of the arbitration, the arbitrator shall immediately disclose them. (3) the party may reject the arbitrator appointed by it or that participated in the appointment only if the basis for refusal it became known after the appointment. (4) the parties may agree in the contract rejection of an arbitrator. If the Permanent Court of arbitration, the dispute settled and the parties have agreed on the agenda, the rejection of arbitrators determined in accordance with this Act. (5) a party may apply to the rejection of an arbitrator within five days from the date on which it became aware of this appointment, or it became known to some of the first paragraph of this article, send a notice to the Panel and indicating where the arbitrator and on what grounds it rejected. (6) If an arbitrator who apply for rejection, will not give up her job, the question of the arbitrator's refusal to decide the composition of the Tribunal or arbitrator within five days from the date of receipt of the notification. (7) If the arbitrator's rejection, a new arbitrator shall be appointed by agreement or arbitration in the standing rules. 18. article. Termination of an arbitrator (1) the mandate of the arbitrators shall expire: 1) if accepted rejection of arbitrators; 2) if he atstatīj himself from a civil dispute settlement; 3) if parties have agreed on him; 4) if they apply this law of the restriction referred to in article 15; 5) with his death; 6) other arbitration rules of procedure of the standing of the cases. (2) the parties are free to agree on the arbitrator's term of Office. If the parties have agreed to examine the dispute and civil arbitration, applicable to the permanent standing rules of procedure of the Tribunal. (3) if the arbitrator powers ended, a new arbitrator shall be appointed by article 30 of this law.
Chapter v arbitration principles of article 19. Equality of the parties to the arbitration process, the parties have equal procedural rights. The composition of the arbitral tribunal to the parties to ensure equal access to the rights granted to them in order to protect their interests. 20. article. Race party civil dispute procedures implemented their procedural rights of race form. The race gets, the parties using their right to submit evidence, to give explanations and the composition of the arbitral tribunal addressed the applications participating in the examination of evidence and evaluation, as well as performing other procedural actions. 21. article. The agenda process freedom of choice

The parties are entitled under this Act to determine freely the arbitration order. The Permanent Court of arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with the rules of procedure of the arbitration, the arbitration agreement if the parties have not agreed upon the other in arbitration procedures to the extent permitted by the rules of procedure of the Permanent Arbitration. 22. article. Independence of arbitrators the arbitrator shall carry out his/her duties in good faith, not subject to any effects. In its activities and decisions he is objective and independent. 23. article. The confidentiality of the proceedings (1) If the parties have agreed otherwise, the arbitration process is confidential. (2) the hearing is closed, and the composition of the arbitral tribunal in the news about the arbitration does not provide other people and not be published, except where the parties have agreed otherwise. Persons who are not participants in the proceedings may attend the arbitration hearing only with the consent of the parties. (3) the details of the arbitration process provides persons entitled to receive them statutory functions.
Chapter VI the preparation of arbitration article 24. Under the definition of the dispute (1) composition of the arbitral tribunal shall decide the dispute under arbitration in civil law, including arbitration agreement validity. The question of the authority of the composition of the arbitration dispute can decide at any stage of the proceedings. (2) a submission for the fact that the civil law is not subject to arbitration, a party may submit to the feedback submission deadline. 25. article. Venue of the arbitration proceedings the Tribunal's composition is free to establish the location of the arbitration proceedings, subject to the considerations of cost-effectiveness, if not agreed between the parties. 26. article. The arbitration procedure (1) the determination of the arbitration process in accordance with the terms of the arbitration agreement, the rules of procedure of the standing arbitration, legislation and general principles of law. (2) if the parties have agreed on the transfer of civil dispute resolution arbitration, but not standing in the agreed procedures of the arbitration proceedings, the civil dispute, be settled in accordance with the procedure laid down in the rules of the Tribunal and the law. (3) If a civil dispute settled and ad hoc arbitration the parties have not agreed upon the procedure of the arbitration proceedings, ad hoc arbitration composition determines the procedure of the arbitration proceedings in accordance with this Act. (4) the composition of the arbitral tribunal, the President may independently decide procedural questions, if so delegated by the parties or the other arbitrators. 27. article. The language of the proceedings (1) the parties have the right to agree on the language of the arbitration proceedings. If agreed by the parties, the language of the arbitration proceedings shall determine the composition of the arbitral tribunal. (2) the composition of the arbitral tribunal may require from the parties any written proof translation in the language in which the arbitration takes place. 28. article. The Arbitration Tribunal shall consist of the deadlines determined by the procedural time limits, their extension or renewal agenda in this Act or in the rules of procedure of the standing arbitration within the time limits laid down. To the approval of the composition of the arbitral tribunal procedural time limits, their extension or renewal procedures shall be determined in accordance with the rules of procedure of the standing arbitration. 29. article. The number of arbitrators, the arbitral tribunal shall consist of (1) the parties may agree upon the number of arbitrators, the arbitral tribunal shall consist of, but it must be an even number. If the parties have not agreed upon the number of arbitrators and the arbitration rules of procedure if standing does not provide otherwise, the Tribunal shall consist of three arbitrators. (2) the Tribunal may be composed of one arbitrator, if the parties so agreed. 30. article. Appointment of arbitrators (1) shall lay down the procedure for the appointment of the arbitrators by the parties. (2) the appointment of the arbitrators, the parties may entrust to any physical person or legal capacity of the legal person. (3) if the parties agreed on the transfer of civil dispute resolution arbitrators standing arbitration, shall be appointed in accordance with the rules of procedure of the standing Tribunal of arbitrators standing arbitration, subject to the equality between the parties. (4) if the parties agreed to transfer the dispute to an ad hoc arbitration, each Party shall appoint one arbitrator. The two arbitrators shall, by mutual agreement, appoint a third arbitrator who shall be the Chairman of the Arbitration Board. Arbitration may be one arbitrator, if the parties so agreed. (5) if the party appointed an arbitrator and has notified to the other party, it cannot cancel this arbitrator without the consent of the other party. 31. article. The notice of arbitration and the post (1) the Tribunal shall prepare documents (decisions, decisions, notifications, etc.) send postal or electronic mailings. Documents, which draw up and submit to the Tribunal a party (application, feedback on requirements, etc.), the Tribunal shall, if it is defined in the rules of procedure of the arbitration, the other party shall send postal or electronic mail or notify the receipt of the arbitration and the opportunities to become acquainted with them. (2) the first subparagraph of this article, the documents mentioned in the natural person shall send by registered mail to the address of the declared place of residence but, if the Declaration contains an additional address, click additional address, unless an individual communication with arbitration has another address, but a legal person — to its legal address. (3) the first subparagraph of this article, the documents mentioned in the electronic mail is sent, if a party has notified the Tribunal that it agrees with the Tribunal to use electronic mail. In this case, the Tribunal shall send the documents to the parties specified electronic mail address. If the Tribunal finds technical barriers to the transmission of documents in electronic mail, sent by registered mail. (4) notice of the first meeting of the Tribunal shall send to the parties by registered mail not later than 15 days in advance, if the parties agree to a shorter period. The term and the order in which to send notifications about other meetings of the arbitral tribunal shall be determined in accordance with the rules of procedure of the standing arbitration. (5) of this article, the document referred to in the first subparagraph shall be considered received on the date of issue, if they are delivered and distributed to the recipient personally. If they are sent by mail shall be deemed received on the seventh day after the date of mailing, but if they are sent in electronic mail, shall be deemed as received two working days after the date of dispatch. 32. article. Representation of the parties (1) natural person its case in arbitration or even take an authorised representative. The case of a legal person in its official, led the Tribunal to work in the law, the statutes or the rules of the powers conferred, or a legal person's authorized representative. (2) The authorized representative can be any natural person except the person: 1) which has not reached the age of majority; 2) where guardianship; 3) that a judgement has been deprived of his right to keep other people's things; 4) which is the Sisterhood relations to the third degree of relationship or affinity up to the second degree with the arbitrator, who shall settle the civil dispute; 5) which provided legal aid in civil dispute to the other party in this or in another related case; 6) which participated in this mediation, or in another related case. (3) the conditions referred to in the second subparagraph, the composition of the arbitral tribunal not admitted liability of such persons in the settlement of a dispute. (4) a Person who is or, in the last five years has been in the Permanent Court of arbitration, the arbitrators may not be representative of the party and it may invite legal assistance the permanent arbitration proceedings. (5) the arbitration proceedings, the parties may invite legal aid lawyers.
Chapter VII resolution of the dispute in arbitration article 33. Security requirements before bringing a dispute subject to arbitration settlement (1) the applicant may, after filing in district (municipal) courts by the debtor or his property location can be specified in the Civil Procedure Act in order to ensure the requirements prior to lifting. The district (City) Court or arbitration, the Parties shall decide upon the request of the composition requirements for the security of its revocation or amendment. (2) an application for the securing of a claim or a claim for the securing of a claim is not considered to be a modification of the arbitration agreement does not and is not an obstacle to the resolution of the dispute to arbitration in civil law. 34. article. The arbitration procedure started

(1) the Permanent Arbitration Tribunal, as well as ad hoc arbitration, where the parties are in arbitration agreement agreed on the composition of the arbitral tribunal, the arbitral process begins with the submission of the application. (2) an Ad hoc arbitration, where the parties have not agreed upon in the contract, the composition of the arbitral tribunal, the arbitral process starts at the moment when the defendant received from the applicant a copy of the application and a notice of the appointment of an arbitrator. (3) the standing arbitration, where the parties have not agreed upon in the contract, the composition of the arbitral tribunal, the arbitral process begins with the submission of the application. 35. article. Submission of the application (1) applications shall be submitted in writing to the Tribunal. (2) the application shall state: 1) the applicant's name, surname, personal code, place of residence declared, but, if not, the place of residence; legal person, its name, registration number and registered office. The applicant may indicate your telephone number or electronic mail address, if the communication with the Tribunal agrees to use the phone or electronic mail; 2) respondent's name, surname, personal code, place of residence and declared the Declaration contains an additional address, but, failing that, the place of residence; legal person, its name, registration number and registered office. The defendant's personal number or registration number, if known; 3 If the travel agent), the representative of the applicant: name, ID number and address for communication with the Tribunal; legal person, its name, registration number and registered office; 4) claims for recovery of a sum of money — the name of the credit institution and the account number to which the payment is to be made, if such account is; 5) action, the amount, the calculation of the claim; 6) plea and the evidence that confirms this; 7 the applicant claims); 8) list of documents attached; 9) other information, if necessary for the proceedings. (3) the application shall be accompanied by: 1) of the arbitration agreement, unless it is included in the Treaty, in respect of which the dispute arises; 2) agreement, the dispute arose; 3) documents, to which the applicant refers in its application. (4) the application shall be submitted to the arbitration of the claim, adding as a replacement, how is the arbitration process. 36. article. Notice of initiation of the proceedings After the commencement of the Arbitration Tribunal shall immediately send the defendant notice of the arbitration proceedings and a copy of the application, explaining the defendant's right to submit written comments on the claim. 37. article. Feedback on requirements (1) the review of the claim, the defendant shall submit to the parties or the arbitration deadline. Reviewers submission deadline may not be less than 15 days from the date on which the application was sent to the defendant. (2) reference: 1), the defendant or he acknowledges the claim or any part thereof; 2) your objections to the claim; 3) conditions which he based his opposition, and evidence that confirms it; 4) other circumstances, which he considers relevant to the dispute in civil law; 5) your telephone number or electronic mail address, if he agrees with the Tribunal to use the phone or electronic mail. (3) the submission of comments is not an obstacle to civil disputes. (4) the Tribunal shall submit a testimonial, adding as a replacement, how is the arbitration process. 38. article. Counterclaim (1) the parties are free to agree on the agenda of the counterclaim, if the subject matter of the counterclaim is covered in the arbitration agreement. If the parties have agreed on the transfer of civil dispute resolution arbitration, not standing but agreed on a counterclaim, it establishes the rules of procedure of the standing arbitration. The counterclaim shall be submitted according to the requirements of the application the General rules. (2) if the dispute be settled by the ad hoc Tribunal and the parties have not agreed upon the procedure of the counterclaim, the defendant is entitled to lodge a counterclaim no later than the deadline laid down for the submission of comments. (3) the counterclaim shall be submitted to the Tribunal by adding as a replacement, how is the arbitration process. 39. article. Amendment and completion requirements (1) unless otherwise agreed by the parties, a party has the right to amend or supplement a written claim, while not launched civil resolution of the dispute on the merits. (2) if the amended or added to the plea, the defendant is entitled to the composition of the arbitral tribunal within the time limit set, submit written comments. Feedback submission is subject to this Act, the provisions of article 37. 40. article. The arbitration hearing (1) the arbitration agreement concluded by the parties, the Tribunal's composition the civil dispute settled oral or written process. (2) hearing the arbitration proceedings the Tribunal hearing a composition tool to listen to the explanations of the parties and the opposition, as well as to verify the evidence.
(3) the written procedure shall consist of the Tribunal only on the basis of the written evidence and materials. (4) the composition of the arbitral tribunal shall examine the civil dispute hearing process, if the parties have not agreed upon in the arbitration agreement or in the process if they have agreed on the writing process, but one of the parties to the ruling request for oral proceedings. (5) the Tribunal shall consist of presenting with submissions, documents and other information, which it received, as well as with the expert opinions and other evidence. Article 41. Evidence and proof of funds (1) the evidence is in the news, on the basis of which the composition of the arbitral tribunal shall determine the presence or absence of facts, which is the meaning of civil dispute resolution. (2) the Evidence shall be submitted to the parties. Each party must prove the circumstances on which it bases its claims or objections. (3) the means of Proof in arbitration may be explanations of the parties, written evidence (written papers, audio, VCR tapes, digital media, digital video disc, etc.), items of evidence and expert opinion. (4) the documents shall be submitted in the original or in authenticated copies, or extract. If a party submits documents written, copy or extract, the composition of the arbitral tribunal or at the request of the other party, may request that it submit the original document. The original of the document at the request of the person who submitted the document, the composition of the arbitral tribunal shall be returned to the applicant, adding the arbitration materials officially approved copy, the copy or extract. (5) the Tribunal shall determine the composition of the admissibility and relevance of evidence. Article 42. Evaluation of evidence (1) no evidence is not predetermined, related to arbitration. (2) the composition of the arbitral tribunal should indicate the reasons for the judgment, why this one evidence given priority in comparison with other evidence and found a few facts about the show, but the other — on the unproven. 43. article. Written evidence of the claim (1) the composition of the arbitral tribunal at the reasoned request of the party is entitled to request the other party to the action shall be issued in written evidence. (2) a party who requests that the composition of the arbitral tribunal shall require written evidence, description of this evidence and to motivate, why it considers that the evidence is located on the opposite side. (3) If a party refuses to submit the composition of the Tribunal during the period specified, the required written evidence, not denying that this evidence is in front of it, the composition of the arbitral tribunal may admit as evidence the fact that the approval of the other party relied on the written evidence. 44. article. Inspection (1) If the arbitration agreement provides otherwise, the composition of the arbitral tribunal at the request of a party may determine the conduct of the inspection and instruct one or more experts. (2) the Parties shall, upon the request of the arbitration expert for news or documents produced goods or other items. (3) at the request of the party composition of the Arbitration Board shall invite experts to participate in an arbitration hearing. The parties are entitled to ask questions of the expert opinion. Article 45. The costs of arbitration (1) arbitration proceedings with the expense is a civil dispute proceedings related costs and arbitrators ' fees. (2) the amount of costs and expenses of the arbitration proceedings, as well as the deadlines and procedure for payment shall be determined by the Tribunal, subject to the amount of the claim, the complexity of the dispute, civil arbitration agreement and other relevant circumstances. (3) if the parties have not agreed otherwise in the arbitration agreement, the fee for the inspection of a Secretary, interpreter and expert participation in the arbitration proceedings, as well as other expenses of the arbitration proceedings in the arbitration is to be paid by the party who submitted a request for a Secretary, interpreter and expert participation, as well as inspection of the arbitration process. If such a request submitted by both parties, each paid half the amount of the expenditure. Article 46. Of the parties did not participate in the arbitration proceedings, the consequences arising

If a party, without justification, fails to appear at the arbitration hearing or written evidence submitted, a composition of the arbitral tribunal shall continue the arbitration and settle civil disputes, on the basis of the evidence at its disposal. 47. article. The parties procedural consequences of withdrawal (1) the fact that the natural person who is one of the parties has died or the legal entity that is party, graduated to exist by itself does not terminate the arbitration agreement, unless otherwise agreed by the parties and the contested legal relationship allows transfer of rights. (2) the composition of the arbitral tribunal shall suspend the arbitral proceedings to the party's successor. (3) an assignment of the claim is the basis for the termination of the arbitration, unless the parties have agreed on a new civil arbitration of the dispute. 48. article. Rights on objections (1) a party has the right to submit objections, if has been violated or not respected any of this law, or of the rules of procedure of the standing arbitration agreement of the parties. Opposition party to submit the composition of the arbitral tribunal and to the other party in writing as soon as the irregularity concerned it has become known. (2) If a party fails to submit objections, it shall be deemed to have waived its right to raise objections, except where the opposition party has not submitted its independent reasons. (3) on the merits of the objection shall be decided in arbitration. 49. article. Protocol (1) the hearing is recorded only if one of the parties so requests. (2) the Protocol of arbitration appointed Secretary. (3) the minutes shall be signed by all arbitrators and the Secretary. The minutes shall be signed no later than the third day after the completion of the arbitration hearing. (4) the Parties shall be entitled to inspect the minutes and five days after signing it to submit written opposition stating the deficiencies identified in the Protocol. On the merits of the objection shall be decided in arbitration. 50. article. The arbitration document storage after completion of the process (1) where a dispute settled in a Permanent Court of arbitration, the arbitration documents it stores 10 years after completion of the process in accordance with the statutory procedures of the Archive document storage. (2) if the Permanent Arbitration Tribunal ceases its activities, its founder passes the arbitration documents in the possession of the Latvian National Archives. The costs of the arbitration document storage shall be borne by the Permanent Court of arbitration. (3) If the dispute is settled, the ad hoc arbitration tribunal arbitration process document are presented as many copies as there are parties. After the completion of the arbitration proceedings it shall issue to each party.
Chapter VIII arbitration awards article 51. Arbitration award (1) any arbitration award, if they consist of three or more arbitrators, shall be taken by majority vote, with the exception of this law, article 26, fourth subparagraph, of that case. (2) the arbitration award shall enter into force on the day of its adoption. The arbitration award is appealable. 52. article. The composition of the Arbitration Tribunal's decision in May to decide on civil dispute settlement and other procedural issues, not to adjudicate on the merits of civil disputes. 53. article. Settlement (1) settlement allowed in any civil dispute, other than that referred to in the second subparagraph of article. (2) the Court shall not be permitted, if it invades another person's rights or interests protected by law. (3) If the arbitral proceedings the parties reach a settlement, the composition of the arbitral tribunal shall terminate the proceedings and, if the parties so request and the composition of the Tribunal is in agreement, the settlement shall be drawn up in the form of a judgment of the Tribunal, including the provisions on the agreed. (4) following the judgment of the Arbitration Board shall have the same status and legal force as any other judgment of the Arbitration Board to which the civil dispute resolved on the merits. 54. article. Judgment of the Arbitration Board (1) the composition of the Arbitration Board within 14 days after the civil dispute was by nature, adjudicates the judgment. (2) the composition of the arbitral judgment rendered in writing. (3) if the Tribunal is made up of a number of arbitrators, the judgment signed by all arbitrators. If any of the arbitrators does not sign the judgment, the judgment of the Arbitration Board shall indicate the reason, why not his signature. (4) the Judgment shall state: 1) arbitration composition; 2) judgement date and venue of the arbitration proceedings; 3) news on the parties-natural persons first name, last name, ID code, and other personal identification data and the declared place of residence address or another address used for communication, legal person of the name, registration number, other personal identifiable data and legal address; 4) subject-matter of the dispute; 5) reasons for the judgment, unless otherwise agreed by the parties; 6) conclusion on requirements for complete or partial satisfaction or for full or partial rejection and the substance of the judgment; 7 the amount if recovered) judgment was given for the money, with a separate indication of the main debt and percentages, the time at which the interest, the applicant's right to be sentenced for a period up to the execution of the judgment, to receive interest, and this interest; 8) and its specific property value that the property not be recovered in the event of a judgment given for the return of property in kind; 9) with an action and a time limit should be executed if the judgment obliges to execute certain actions; 10) part a sentence for each of the applicant, if the judgment was given more applicants, or any part of the judgment is to be executed for each defendant, if the judgment was given against several defendants; 11) expenses of the arbitration proceedings and their distribution between the parties; 12) expenses of the parties for legal aid in a case, if any, and their distribution between the parties; 13) other information which the Court considers necessary. (5) the judgment of the Arbitration Board shall forward to the parties within three working days from the date of the judgment. 55. article. The judgment of correction, advocacy and papildspriedum judgment (1) the composition of the arbitral tribunal on its own initiative or at the request of the party can correct clerical and mathematical judgment in calculation errors. The following errors can be corrected without the participation of the parties. (2) unless otherwise agreed by the parties, then one side, notifying the other party, within 30 days after the date of the transmission of a copy of the judgment or the date of receipt of the copy of the judgment, where it served personally, require the composition of the Tribunal to explain the judgment does not alter its content. Explanation of the judgment from the moment of its adoption becomes an integral part of the judgment. (3) unless otherwise agreed by the parties, then one side, notifying the other party, within 30 days from the date of dispatch of the copy of the judgment or the date of receipt of the copy of the judgment, where it served personally, require the composition of the arbitral tribunal to make a papildspriedum, if not one of the pending claims, applied for which evidence was submitted and the parties gave their explanations. If the composition of the arbitral tribunal considers the request to be justified, it will make papildspriedum. (4) the composition of the Tribunal not later than 15 days notice of arbitration hearing on the parties that will decide the issue for repair, advocacy or papildspriedum alone. If the correction due to the judgment may change its operative part of the judgment, but the essence does not change, the composition of the Tribunal, the Parties invited to express their views. The absence of the parties is not an obstacle to correct judgment, advocacy or papildspriedum for the judgment. Papildspriedum composition of arbitration in accordance with this law, make the article 54. Article 56. The order in which the signatures of the arbitrators to which ruling standing arbitration arrangements in which the arbitrators signature on the ruling of the Permanent Court of arbitration, established the rules of procedure, but ad hoc arbitration before issuing a ruling, the arbitrators shall certify signatures notarized. 57. article. The termination of the arbitration proceedings (1) the composition of the arbitral tribunal shall decide on the termination of the proceedings, if: 1) the applicant waives requirements; 2 the parties agree on the amicable settlement); 3 the law of the arbitration agreement) or in accordance with the procedure laid down in the Treaty lapsed; 4) it recognizes that the civil jurisdiction of the Tribunal shall not dispute; 5) the natural person who is one of the parties has died or the legal person which is one of the parties has ceased to exist and the disputed legal relationship does not allow transfer of rights or the parties have agreed that the arbitration process in this case terminated. (2) If arbitration is the end of the first subparagraph in paragraph 1 or 2, for the reasons indicated, referral to arbitration or referral district (City) Court in a dispute between the same parties concerning the same subject and on the same basis. (3) If the arbitration process is terminated by the first part of this article 3, 4, or 5 for the reasons specified in the application may be submitted to the district (municipal) Court. 58. article. The execution of the judgment of the arbitration procedure

(1) the parties to the arbitration judgment is mandatory and enforceable voluntary at the specified time limit. For voluntary enforcement of the judgment is not a deadline shorter than 10 days. (2) If the arbitration judgment enforceable in Latvia, but not willingly run, the interested party is entitled to civil law turn in district (City) Court with an application for the issue of a permanent Executive article of the arbitration judgment enforcement. (3) the Permanent Court of arbitration at the district (City) Court shall be issued, at the request of the requested information necessary for the decision on the issue of the Executive standing arbitration enforcement of a judgment, or a decision on the refusal to issue a permanent Executive article arbitration enforcement of the judgment.
Transitional provisions 1. Arbitration register founder standing arbitration until 2015 for June 1, the Registrar of companies shall submit proof of compliance with the standing arbitration law article 2, second subparagraph, article 4 and 7, and article 8 shall be submitted as provided for in the third subparagraph. 2. If the standing Tribunal of the founder of the transitional provisions laid down in paragraph 1 are not submitted within the time limit envisaged receipts and documents, the business register up to 2015 October 1 in accordance with Cabinet of Ministers regulations on arbitration procedures provided for the register shall decide on the exclusion of arbitration from the standing of the Tribunal registry. 3. the Permanent Court of arbitration, which the founder is not submitted by the deadline that the transitional provisions referred to in paragraph 1, the document can be completed arbitration proceedings launched, but not longer than until the date on which the register has adopted a decision on the exclusion of arbitration from the standing of the Tribunal registry. 4. the Tribunal excluded from the register of Permanent Arbitration founder until 2015 November 1, passes the arbitration documents in the possession of the Latvian National Archives, covering the costs of their storage. 5. If the parties have agreed on the transfer of civil dispute resolution standing arbitration, in accordance with the transitional provisions of paragraph (2) is excluded from the Tribunal registry or ceased the activity, they will agree on the transfer of civil dispute resolution in another arbitration. If no agreement is reached, the dispute is pending before the Court in accordance with the code of civil procedure. 6. The Cabinet of Ministers until 1 June 2015 manages this law article 6, second paragraph, the rules laid down. To their entry into force is a force in the Cabinet of Ministers of 29 March 2005, the provisions of no. 205 "provisions on State fees for entry in the register of the Tribunal" and 29 March 2005, the provisions of regulations No 204 on arbitration "registry", in so far as they do not conflict with this Act. 7. Business Register to 1 July 2015 to ensure this law article 8, the seventh part of the information referred to in the availability in your homepage in the internet, publishing all their permanent arbitration regulations, which until July 1, 2015 is not excluded from the Tribunal's registry. The law shall enter into force on January 1, 2015. The Parliament adopted the law in 2014 on 11 September. The President of the Parliament instead of the President s. Āboltiņ in Riga 2014 October 1