Adopted by the GCC Supreme Council (Leaders of the GCC States) during the 14th Summit in December 1993 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

G.C.C. COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION CENTRE

Tel: 214800 - Fax: 214500

P.O. Box 2338, Bahrain

In December 1993, during the 14th GCC Summit in Riyadh - Saudi Arabia, the Leaders of the GCC States laid down the first fundamental brick of the GCC Commercial Arbitration Centre by being gracious enough to adopt the Charter of the Centre.

The Charter of the Centre came into effect three months after being adopted by the Supreme Council of Co-operation Council of the Arab States of the Gulf (the Summit).

Based on the basic principles of the Charter, the “Arbitral Rules of Procedure” for the Centre has been prepared by legal experts from the GCC States.

The said rules came into effect immediately after being ratified by the GCC Commercial Co-operation Committee (Ministers of Commerce in the GCC States) in November 1994.

In March 1995 it was officially announced that the Centre had become fully functioned and ready to fulfil its duties.