1 The parties may freely agree on the challenge procedure.
2 Unless the parties have agreed otherwise and if the arbitration proceedings have not yet been concluded, written notice of the challenge stating the grounds must be given to the challenged member of the arbitral tribunal and the other members of the arbitral tribunal within 30 days of the date on which the challenging party becomes aware of the grounds for the challenge or could have become aware thereof had it exercised due diligence.179
3 The challenging party may within 30 days of filing the challenge request a decision by the body designated by the parties or, if no such body has been designated, by the state court that has jurisdiction under Article 356 paragraph 2.180
4 Unless the parties have agreed otherwise, the arbitral tribunal may continue with the arbitration during the challenge procedure and make an award without excluding the challenged arbitrator.
5 The decision on the challenge may be contested only once the first arbitral award has been made.
179 Amended by Annex No 2 of the FA of 19 June 2020, in force since 1 Jan. 2021 (AS 2020 4179; BBl 2018 7163).
180 Amended by Annex No 2 of the FA of 19 June 2020, in force since 1 Jan. 2021 (AS 2020 4179; BBl 2018 7163).
1 Una parte può ricusare l’intero tribunale arbitrale qualora l’altra parte abbia esercitato un influsso preponderante sulla designazione degli arbitri. Il motivo della ricusazione dev’essere comunicato senza indugio al tribunale arbitrale e all’altra parte.
2 Il nuovo tribunale arbitrale è costituito secondo la procedura prevista negli articoli 361 e 362.
3 Le parti hanno il diritto di designare nuovamente come arbitri i membri del tribunale arbitrale ricusato.
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