When is an ICC Answer to the Request due?
Under the ICC Arbitration Rules 2026, the respondent must submit an Answer within 30 days from receipt of the Request from the Secretariat. The Secretariat may grant an extension on the terms in Article 6(2).
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Worked example
- Example input
- 03/08/2026
- Expected result
- 2 September 2026
The respondent received the Request from the ICC Secretariat on Monday 3 August 2026. The selected seat has no intervening start or final-day closure.
The receipt day is excluded. The 30-day ICC period begins on 4 August and ends on 2 September before any Article 4 business-day rollover.
How this deadline is counted
- Period
- 30 days
- Trigger
- Receipt of the Request from the ICC Secretariat
- Direction
- Forward from receipt
- Counting method
- The receipt day is excluded. ICC Article 4 starts the period on the following day, subject to the applicable business-day start and final-day treatment.
Official holidays and non-business days inside the period count. A non-business first or final day rolls under ICC Article 4 in the country where the communication is deemed made.
ICC Arbitration Rules 2026. ICC Arbitration Rules 2026, Articles 4 and 6(1) to (2). ICC Arbitration Rules 2026, in force from 1 June 2026
Exceptions and case facts
- The Secretariat may extend the Answer period under Article 6(2).
- This page uses the 2026 Rules for arbitrations commenced on or after 1 June 2026. Earlier arbitrations require the applicable edition.
- Counterclaims are filed with the Answer and need their own factual and procedural check.
Deadline Engine is calculation software, not legal advice. Check the current rule, any order and the facts before adding a date to your calendar.