¹ The location of the arbitral tribunal shall be determined by the parties or by the body they have designated. If no location is determined, the arbitral tribunal itself determine its location.

² If neither the parties nor the designated body nor the arbitral tribunal determine the location, the ordinary court that would have jurisdiction to decide the matter in the absence of an arbitration agreement shall decide.

³ If several ordinary courts have jurisdiction, the location of the arbitral tribunal shall be the location of the ordinary court first seised by virtue of Article 356.

⁴ Unless the parties have agreed otherwise, the arbitral tribunal may hold hearings, take evidence and deliberate at any other location.