Originally from Baker and McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook 2014-2015

A. LEGISLATION, TRENDS AND TENDENCIES

A.1 Legislation

International arbitration in mainland China continues to be governed by the PRC Arbitration Law effective on September 1, 1995 and amended on August 27, 2009; the Interpretation of the Supreme People’s Court concerning Some Issues on Application of the Arbitration Law of the People’s Republic of China effective on December 31, 2008; the PRC Civil Procedure Law amended on August 31, 2012; and the corresponding judicial interpretations. No legislative amendments were made in 2014 with respect to international arbitration.

A.2 Trends and Tendencies

The Shanghai International Arbitration Center (SHIAC) has established the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Court of Arbitration in China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (the "FTZ") to perform arbitration services.