If, in the course of the arbitral proceedings, a question outside the jurisdiction of the Arbitral Tribunal arises, or if a document submitted to it is challenged for forgery, or criminal proceedings are initiated for its forgery or for any other crime, the Arbitral Tribunal may continue reviewing the subject matter of the dispute if it deems that deciding on such a question, on the forgery of the document or on the other criminal act is not necessary for deciding on the subject matter of the dispute. Otherwise, the Tribunal shall suspend the proceedings pending a final judgment in this regard. This entails suspension of the time limit set for issuance of the award. It shall be resumed from the day following the date of informing the Arbitral Tribunal that the reason for the suspension has ceased to exist.
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