ICC rules refers to the rules of the International Chamber of
Commerce. The said rules shall only be applied if there is an
arbitration agreement including that the rules of the said center
shall be applied if any dispute may be arisen out of certain
agreement.
As per article 4 (1) of ICC rules" A party wishing to have
recourse to arbitration under the Rules shall submit its Request
for Arbitration to the Secretariat at any of the offices specified
in the Internal Rules. The Secretariat shall notify the claimant
and respondent of the receipt of the Request and the date of such
receipt".
The secretariat, after receiving sufficient copies of
the Request and the required filing fee, shall send a copy of the
request for arbitration and the documents annexed thereto, which
shall include the arbitration agreement, to the respondent in order
to receive his answer.
