Article 52Sharing of Arbitration Expenses

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.