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THE JAPAN COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION
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ARBITRATION FEE REGULATIONS


As Amended and Effective on March 1, 2004

Article 1. Request Fee and Administrative Fee
  1. The request fee and the administrative fee that the claimant should pay at the time of submitting a request for arbitration shall be as follows:

    Request Fee: ¥52,500
    Administrative Fee:
    Amount of Economic Value of Claim
    Amount of Fee
    Not more than ¥5,000,000 ¥210,000
    More than ¥5,000,000
    but not more than ¥10,000,000
    ¥210,000 plus 3.15% of excess over ¥5,000,000
    More than ¥10,000,000
    but not more than ¥20,000,000
    ¥367,500 plus 1.575% of excess over ¥10,000,000
    More than ¥20,000,000
    but not more than ¥100,000,000
    ¥525,000 plus 1.05% of excess over ¥20,000,000
    More than ¥100,000,000
    but not more than ¥1,000,000,000
    ¥1,365,000 plus 0.315% of excess over ¥100,000,000
    More than ¥1,000,000,000
    but not more than ¥ 5,000,000,000
    ¥4,200,000 plus 0.2625% of excess over ¥1,000,000,000
    More than ¥5,000,000,000 ¥14,700,000
    Claim whose economic value cannot be calculated or is extremely difficult of its calculation ¥1,050,000 per claim

  2. Where the claim includes a claim for interest, damages, etc. accruing or being caused continuously, the administrative fee shall be calculated based upon the amount of the claim plus the amount of interest, damages, etc. for a period of one year from the date of submitting the request for arbitration.

Article 2. Administrative Fee in Case of Modification of Amount of Claim

      If, after paying the administrative fee, the claimant increases the amount of the claim or adds another claim, the administrative fee shall be the amount obtained by applying Article 1 to the claim as modified; provided that "the date of submitting the request for arbitration" in the provisions of Article 1, Paragraph 2 shall be replaced with "the date of increasing the amount of the claim or adding another claim."

Article 3. Request for Decision on Propriety of Amount of Administrative Fee Already Paid

      The parties or the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (hereinafter the "Association") may request the arbitral tribunal to decide on the propriety of the amount of the administrative fee already paid under the provisions of the preceding two (2) Articles. Upon such a decision, if the amount already paid falls short of the amount of the administrative fee so decided, the Association may request the claimant to pay the difference, or, if the amount already paid exceeds the amount of the administrative fee so decided, the Association shall refund the difference to the claimant.

Article 4. Administrative Fee in Case of Withdrawal of Request for Arbitration

  1. If the claimant, within thirty (30) days after the initiation of the arbitral proceedings and when no arbitrator has been appointed, withdraws the request for arbitration, the Association shall refund the total amount of the administrative fee.
  2. The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall not apply to arbitration under the Expedited Procedures provided for in Chapter V of the Commercial Arbitration Rules.

Article 5. Administrative Fee in Case of Withdrawal of Request for Arbitration where Expedited Procedures Apply

      In the case of arbitration under the Expedited Procedures provided for in Chapter V of the Commercial Arbitration Rules, if the claimant, within ten (10) days after the initiation of the arbitral proceedings and when no arbitrator has been appointed, withdraws the request for arbitration, the Association shall refund the total amount of the administrative fee.

Article 6. Application in Case of Counterclaim

      The provisions of the preceding five (5) Articles shall apply to a counterclaim made by the respondent.

* The fees described above do not cover the rental of a hearing room.


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