Chapter IX Miscellaneous Provisions

①An arbitrator may receive compensation as provided by the agreement of the parties.

②If an agreement referred to in the preceding paragraph has not been reached, the arbitral tribunal is to decide on the compensation for the arbitrator. In this case, the compensation must be a reasonable amount.

①An arbitral tribunal may provide a reasonable period and order the parties to prepay the amount provided by the arbitral tribunal as the estimated amount of the expenses for the arbitration procedure, unless otherwise agreed by the parties.

②If an arbitral tribunal ordered the prepayment pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, and the prepayment has not been made, it may suspend or end the arbitral procedure, unless otherwise agreed by the parties.

①The sharing of expenses paid by the parties in relation to the arbitration procedure between the parties is as provided by the agreement of the parties.

②If an agreement referred to in the preceding paragraph has not been reached, each party is to bear the expenses they paid in relation to the arbitration procedure.

③If the parties have reached an agreement, pursuant to the agreement, an arbitral tribunal may specify the sharing of expenses paid by the parties in relation to the arbitration procedure between the parties and the amount which one party should reimburse the other party based on said sharing, in an arbitral award or in an independent decision.

④If the matters provided for in the preceding paragraph have been provided in an independent decision, the decision has the effect of an arbitral award.

⑤The provisions of Article 39 apply mutatis mutandis to the decision referred to in the preceding paragraph.