The parties to Arbitration may agree on the procedures of challenging arbitrators. Failing that agreement, the following procedures shall be followed: 1. A party who intends to challenge an arbitrator shall notify the challenged arbitrator of the notice of his challenge in writing, indicating the reasons of challenge, and send a copy of such notice to the other appointed members of the Arbitral Tribunal and to the other parties within fifteen (15) days after the party making the challenge has been notified of the appointment of such arbitrator or has been aware of the justifiable circumstances of challenge. 2. If the challenged Arbitrator does not recuse himself or the other party does not agree to the challenge within fifteen (15) days from the date of notifying the arbitrator of his challenge in accordance with the provisions of Article (24) of this Law, the party making the challenge may submit a notice of challenge to the body concerned within fifteen (15) days to start from the end of the fifteen (15) days mentioned above. The body concerned shall decide on the notice of challenge within ten (10) days. Its decision shall not be subject to appeal by any way whatsoever. 3. The notification of the arbitrator of his challenge or submission of the notice of challenge to the body concerned shall not entail suspension of the arbitral proceedings. The Arbitral Tribunal, including the challenged arbitrator, may proceed with the arbitral proceedings and render the arbitral award, even if the body concerned does not decide on the notice of challenge. 4. The recusal of the Arbitrator or the agreement of the parties on his/her removal shall not be construed as an admission of any of the reasons of the challenge. 5. If the body concerned decides to remove the arbitrator, it may decide what it deems appropriate in terms of fees and expenses or decide the recovery of any fees or expenses paid to him. Such decision shall not be subject to challenge by any means of challenge whatsoever.
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