DIS Arbitration Rules
1998

Schedule of Costs

Appendix to Section 40 sub. 5
Revised Schedule of Cost effective as of 1 July 2002!

The fee for the chairman of the arbitral tribunal or for a sole arbitrator shall amount to 1,365.00 € and for each co-arbitrator 1,050.00 €

  2) Amounts in dispute from 5,000.00 € to 50.000,00 €

Amount	Fee for chairman of arbitral tribunal / sole arbitrator	Fee for each co-arbitrator
up to   6,000.00 €	1,560.00 €	1,200.00 €
up to   7,000.00 €	1,755.00 €	1,350.00 €
up to   8,000.00 €	1,950.00 €	1,500.00 €
up to   9,000.00 €	2,145.00 €	1,650.00 €
up to 10,000.00 €	2,340.00 €	1,800.00 €
up to 12,500.00 €	2,535.00 €	1,950.00 €
up to 15,000.00 €	2,730.00 €	2,100,00 €
up to 17,500.00 €	2,925.00 €	2,250.00 €
up to 20,000.00 €	3,120.00 €	2,400.00 €
up to 22,500.00 €	3,315.00 €	2,550.00 €
up to 25,000.00 €	3,510,00 €	2,700.00 €
up to 30,000.00 €	3,705.00 €	2,850.00 €
up to 35,000.00 €	3,900.00 €	3,000.00 €
up to 40,000.00 €	4,095.00 €	3,150.00 €
up to 45,000.00 €	4,290.00 €	3,300.00 €
up to 50,000.00 €	4,485.00 €	3,450.00 €

In the case of amounts in dispute exceeding 50.000,00 €, the fee for each co-arbitrator is calculated as follows:

  3) For amounts more than 50.000,00 € up to 500,000.00 €
a fee of 3,450.00 € plus 1.8% of the amount exceeding 50.000,00 €;

  4) For amounts more than 500,000.00 € up to 1,000,000.00 €
a fee of 11,550.00 € plus 1.2% of the amount exceeding 500,000.00 €;

  5) For amounts more than 1,000,000.00 € up to 2,000,000.00 €
a fee of 17,550.00 € plus 0.9% of the amount exceeding 1,000,000.00 €;

  6) For amounts more than 2,000,000.00 € up to 5,000,000.00 €
a fee of 26,550.00 € plus 0.4% of the amount exceeding 2,000,000.00 €;

  7) For amounts more than 5,000,000.00 € up to 10,000,000.00 €
a fee of 38,550.00 € plus 0.2% of the amount exceeding 5,000,000.00 €;

  8) For amounts more than 10,000,000.00 € up to 50,000,000.00 €
a fee of 48,550.00 € plus 0.1% of the amount exceeding 10,000,000.00 €;

  9) For amounts more than 50,000,000.00 € up to 100,000,000.00 €
a fee of 88,550.00 € plus 0.06% of the amount exceeding 50,000,000.00 €;

10) For amounts more than 100,000,000.00 €
a fee of 118,550.00 € plus 0.03% of the amount exceeding 100,000,000.00 €;

11) If a request for an interim measure of protection has been made to the arbitral tribunal pursuant to section 20, the arbitrator's fee shall be increased by 30% of the amount pursuant to this schedule;

12) If more than two parties are involved in the arbitral proceedings, the amounts of the arbitrators' fees pursuant to this schedule are increased by 20% for each additional party. The arbitrator's fees are increased by no more than 50% in total;

13) For the chairman of the tribunal and the sole arbitrator, fees are calculated by adding 30% to the fees pursuant to 3) to 12);

14) The amount of the provisional advance for the arbitral tribunal levied by the DIS Secretariat upon filing of the statement of claim pursuant to section 7 sub. 1 corresponds to the fees for a co-arbitrator pursuant to this schedule;

15) In the case of an amount in dispute up to 50,000.00 € the DIS administrative fee amounts to 2% of the amount in dispute; in case of an amount in dispute more than 50,000.00 € and up to 1,000,000.00 € the DIS administrative fee amounts to 1,000.00 € plus 1% of the amount exceeding 50,000.00 € in the case of the amount in dispute exceeding 1,000,000.00 €, the administrative fee amounts to 10,500.00 € plus 0,5% of the amount exceeding 1,000,000.00 €. The minimum DIS administrative fee is 350.00 € the maximum fee is 25,000.00 €;

Upon filing a counterclaim, the amounts in dispute of claim and counterclaim are added for the purpose of assessing the DIS administrative fee. The DIS administrative fee for a counterclaim is calculated by deducting the DIS administrative fee from the administrative assessed according to the increased overall amount in dispute;

The minimum administrative fee for a counterclaim is 350.00 €, the maximum fee for claim and counterclaim is 37,500.00 €;

If more than two parties are involved in the arbitral proceedings, the DIS administrative fee set forth in this schedule is increased by 20% for each additional party; the maximum fee is 37,500.00 €;

16) If a statement of claim, a counterclaim or any other written pleadings is submitted to the DIS in any language other than German, English or French, the DIS may arrange for a translation. The costs for such translation may be added to the DIS administrative fee levied by the DIS pursuant to 15).