An arbitral tribunal or party may petition the court to implement the commission of an investigation, examination of a witness, examination by an expert, examination of documentary evidence (excluding the examination which the parties conduct in the documents which they submit) and observation (excluding the observation in which the parties present the subject matter) provided for in the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure and found necessary by the arbitral tribunal; provided, however, that this does not apply to cases in which the parties have agreed not to petition the implementation of all or part of these procedures.
In order to file a petition referred to in the preceding paragraph, the party must obtain the consent of the arbitral tribunal.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 5, paragraphs (1) and (2), the case subject to the petition referred to in paragraph (1) is under the exclusive jurisdiction of the following courts:
までに第三十七条第三項第一号へ移動（令和五年法律第五十三号）
the courts stated in Article 5, paragraph (1), item (ii);
第五条第一項第二号に掲げる裁判所
までに改正、第三十七条第三項第二号へ（令和五年法律第五十三号）
the district court which has jurisdiction over the domicile or residence of the person to be examined or the person that possesses the document, or the location of the subject matter of the observation;
尋問を受けるべき者若しくは文書を所持する者の住所若しくは居所又は検証の目的の所在地を管轄する地方裁判所
までに第三十七条第三項第三号へ移動（令和五年法律第五十三号）
the district court which has jurisdiction over the general venue of the petitioner or respondent (limited to cases in which there is no court set forth in the preceding two items); and
申立人又は被申立人の普通裁判籍の所在地を管轄する地方裁判所（前二号に掲げる裁判所がない場合に限る。）
までに第三十七条第三項第四号へ移動（令和五年法律第五十三号）
the Tokyo District Court and the Osaka District Court.
東京地方裁判所及び大阪地方裁判所
An immediate appeal may be filed against the decision on the petition referred to in paragraph (1).
第一項の申立てについての決定に対しては、即時抗告をすることができる。
If the court implements the examination of evidence upon the petition referred to in paragraph (1), an arbitrator may inspect the document, verify the subject matter of the observation, or may ask the witness or expert (meaning the expert provided for in Article 213 of the Code of Civil Procedure) questions by obtaining the permission of the presiding judge.
第一項の申立てにより裁判所が当該証拠調べを実施するに当たり、仲裁人は、文書を閲読し、検証の目的を検証し、又は裁判長の許可を得て証人若しくは鑑定人（民事訴訟法第二百十三条に規定する鑑定人をいう。）に対して質問をすることができる。
A court clerk must prepare records concerning the examination of evidence to be implemented by the court upon the petition referred to in paragraph (1).
裁判所書記官は、第一項の申立てにより裁判所が実施する証拠調べについて、調書を作成しなければならない。
定義第二条第二項・法令全体に適用
仲裁合意に基づき、その対象となる民事上の紛争について審理し、仲裁判断を行う一人の仲裁人又は二人以上の仲裁人の合議体