Swiss Civil Procedure Code
(Civil Procedure Code, CPC)

¹ If the ar­bit­ra­tion agree­ment provides no oth­er body for the ap­point­ment, or if such body does not ap­point the mem­bers with­in a reas­on­able time, the or­din­ary court com­pet­ent un­der Art­icle 356 para­graph 2 shall pro­ceed with the ap­point­ment at the re­quest of one of the parties if:

a.

the parties can­not agree on the ap­point­ment of the single ar­bit­rat­or or the chair­per­son;

b.

a party fails to des­ig­nate his or her ar­bit­rat­or with­in 30 days from be­ing re­ques­ted to do so; or

c.

the ap­poin­ted ar­bit­rat­ors can­not agree on the ap­point­ment of the chair­per­son with­in 30 days from their ap­point­ment.

² In case of a multi-party ar­bit­ra­tion, the or­din­ary court com­pet­ent un­der Art­icle 356 para­graph 2 may ap­point all the ar­bit­rat­ors.

³ If an or­din­ary court is des­ig­nated to ap­point an ar­bit­rat­or, it must pro­ceed with the ap­point­ment un­less a sum­mary ex­am­in­a­tion shows that no ar­bit­ra­tion agree­ment ex­ists between the parties.