DIS Rules

Tools & Rules

The German Arbitration Institute (DIS) offers, in addition to administrated arbitration, numerous procedural rules for alternative dispute resolution. These rules are available below in different languages.

Arbitration

2018 DIS Arbitration Rules

Please note the changes of Appendix 2 effective as of 1 July 2021 (Paragraph 3, 4 and 7).

Please note the Resolution of the DIS Board of Directors of 20 April 2022.

Announcement of Particular Procedural Features for the Administration of Arbitrations in View of the Covid-19 Pandemic

Second Edition dated 1 July 2020 PDF - 67,1 KB

Approval of the FTAPI-Submitbox of the DIS for transmission electronic documents to the DIS after receipt of an “upload”-button in arbitration proceedings according to the 2018 DIS Arbitration Rules

UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules - Administered by the DIS

Englisch - English PDF - 249,9 KB

DIS Guidelines for the Reimbursement of Arbitrators Expenses

Other Alternative Dispute Resolution Rules

DIS Conciliation Rules 02 (ConR)

DIS Mediation Rules (MedR)

DIS Rules on Expert Determination (EDR)

DIS Rules on Expertise (ER)

DIS Rules on Adjudication (AR)

Sport Arbitration

DIS Model Clauses

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