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CIETAC arbitration deadline calculator

Time limits under the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission rules, encoded from the rules themselves with the citation, period, trigger and roll-over treatment for each. Pick a seat in the calculator below to compute a due date on that seat's real weekend and public-holiday calendar.

2015 edition in force from 2015-01-01 · 2024 edition in force from 2024-01-01 · Methodology

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Jurisdiction

Institution

CIETAC (China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission) deadlines, encoded from the institution's rules with their citations. Choose the seat (which sets the weekends and public holidays), the date the clock started, and the deadline. Confirm the exact rule edition before relying on a date.

Seat of arbitration

Drives the holiday calendar and the seat-law deadlines below.

When did the clock start? (trigger date)

Which deadline?

Receipt of the Notice of Arbitration.

After the award

Court deadlines under the seat law (United Kingdom (England & Wales))

These run under the law of the seat, not the institutional rules, and must be tracked separately. They are computed from the date of the award; confirm the seat and dates with counsel.

Challenge / appeal the award (England & Wales)

Date of the award (or, for awards on/after 1 Aug 2025, the "applicable date" under the Arbitration Act 2025)

28 days

Arbitration Act 1996 s.70(3)

Limitation to enforce the award (England & Wales)

The cause of action to enforce accrues

6 years

Limitation Act 1980 s.7

Legal disclaimer

Deadline Engine provides calculated dates based on procedural rules. It is not legal advice. You must independently verify every deadline against the underlying rules and the facts of your matter. Deadline Engine accepts no liability for missed deadlines.

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Cited to the rule

CIETAC deadlines this calculator covers

7 encoded time limits, version-stamped to their rule edition.

Statement of Defence (foreign-related)CIETAC Rules 2024 Art. 15.1

45 days from Receipt of the Notice of Arbitration

Binding2024 editionRolls over on the recipient's calendarVerify against the rules

Defence to a counterclaim (foreign-related)CIETAC Rules 2024 Art. 16

30 days from Receipt of the counterclaim

Binding2024 editionRolls over on the recipient's calendarVerify against the rules

Appoint the presiding arbitratorCIETAC Rules 2024 Art. 31

15 days from Receipt by the respondent of the Notice of Arbitration

Binding2024 editionRolls over on the seat's calendarVerify against the rules

Decision on an application for early dismissal (NEW in 2024)CIETAC Rules 2024 Art. 50

60 days from The application for early dismissal is filed (where the tribunal allows it to proceed)

Binding2024 editionRolls over on the seat's calendar

Statement of Defence (foreign-related)CIETAC Rules 2015 Art. 15.1

45 days from Receipt of the Notice of Arbitration

Binding2015 editionRolls over on the recipient's calendarVerify against the rules

Defence to a counterclaim (foreign-related)CIETAC Rules 2015 Art. 16

30 days from Receipt of the counterclaim

Binding2015 editionRolls over on the recipient's calendarVerify against the rules

Appoint the presiding arbitratorCIETAC Rules 2015 Art. 27

15 days from Receipt by the respondent of the Notice of Arbitration

Binding2015 editionRolls over on the seat's calendarVerify against the rules

Time limits at a glance

The headline periods below restate the encoded rules. Run the calculator above for the exact date on the seat's calendar.

Decision on an application for early dismissal (NEW in 2024): what is the time limit under the CIETAC rules?

60 days from The application for early dismissal is filed (where the tribunal allows it to proceed), under CIETAC Rules 2024 Art. 50 (2024 edition). The period rolls over on the seat's calendar.

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