Title 9, ArbitrationRelease 119-102
§306 Applicable Rules of Inter-american Commercial Arbitration Commission
Title 9 › CHAPTER 3 — INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION › § 306
Summary
The rules that apply here are the Inter‑American Commercial Arbitration Commission’s rules issued on July 1, 1988. If the Commission later changes those rules, the Secretary of State can, by regulation under section 553 of title 5, make the changes apply here so long as they match the Convention’s goals.
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Title 9, §306
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(a)For the purposes of this chapter the rules of procedure of the Inter-American Commercial Arbitration Commission referred to in Article 3 of the Inter-American Convention shall, subject to subsection (b) of this section, be those rules as promulgated by the Commission on July 1, 1988.
(b)In the event the rules of procedure of the Inter-American Commercial Arbitration Commission are modified or amended in accordance with the procedures for amendment of the rules of that Commission, the Secretary of State, by regulation in accordance with section 553 of title 5, consistent with the aims and purposes of this Convention, may prescribe that such modifications or amendments shall be effective for purposes of this chapter.
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Effective Date
Section effective upon the entry into force of the Inter-American Convention on International Commercial Arbitration of January 30, 1975, with respect to the United States (Oct. 27, 1990), see section 3 of Pub. L. 101–369, set out as a note under section 301 of this title.
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9 U.S.C. § 306
Title 9, Arbitration
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102