Originally from: Arbitration Law of Czech Republic: Practice and Procedure

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22.I. SECTION 22 OF THE ARBACT
Under domestic law, arbitrators do not have the authority to issue interim measures even if an arbitration agreement has been duly concluded in a case and the arbitrators are otherwise authorized to hear and adjudicate on the dispute itself. According to the domestic concept of arbitration, only the courts have the authority to issue interim measures. Therefore, Section 74 et seq. of the CCP is applicable to the issuance of interim measures. However, in cases where an arbitration agreement exists and arbitrators thus have the authority (jurisdiction) to hear and adjudicate on the merits, in terms of the reasons for issuing an interim measure Section 22 of the ArbAct should be viewed as a lex specialis in relation to the provisions of Section 74(1) of the CCP. In these cases, interim measures may only be issued if enforcement of the arbitral award could be endangered, but not when provisional arrangements are needed to govern relations between the participants.1