The Legal Framework for Arbitration in Poland

General Information:

• UNCITRAL Model-Law based: Yes.
• Legal Provisions: Part V of the Polish Code of Civil Procedure of 1964 (as amended).

Multilateral Conventions:

• New York Convention: Yes (ratification/accession: 3 October 1961); reservations: reciprocity, commercial disputes.
• European Convention: Yes (ratification/accession: 15 September 1964); reservations: none.
• ICSID Convention: No.
• Energy Charter Treaty: Yes (ratification/accession: 24 November 2000); reservations: none.

Arbitral Institutions:

• Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of Commerce
• Polish-German Chamber of Commerce
• Court of Arbitration at the Polish Confederation of Private Employers (PCPE LEWIATAN)