workofitssixteenth session, Official Records oftheGeneral Assembly, Thirty-eighth Session, Supplement No. 17 (A/38/17), para.137;ReportoftheUnited Nations Commission onInternational TradeLawontheworkofitsseventeenth session, Official Records oftheGeneral Assembly, Thirty-ninth Session, Supplement No.17(A/39/l7), para.155. 31/Summary recordofthefourthmeeting (A/C.6/39/SR.4), para.28. 32/SeeReportoftheUnitedNations Commission onInternational TradeLawon theworkofitsfifteenth session, Official Records oftheGeneral Assembly, Thirty-seventh Session, Supplement No. 17(A/37/l7), paras.142,143. -80-ANNEXI UNCITRALModel Law On International Commercial Arbitration (asadopted bytheUnitedNations Commission onInternational TradeLaw on 21 June1985) CHAPTER I.GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 1.Scopeofapplication* (1)ThisLawapplies tointernational commercial** arbitration, subject toany agreement inforcebetween thisStateand any otherStateorStates. (2)Theprovisions ofthisLaw,exceptarticles 8,9,35and36,applyonlyifthe placeofarbitration isintheterritory ofthisState. (3)Anarbitration isinternational if: (a)theparties toanarbitration agreement have,atthetimeofthe conclusion ofthatagreement, theirplacesofbusiness indifferent States, or (b)oneofthefollowing placesissituated outside theStateinwhichthe parties havetheirplacesofbusiness: (i)theplaceofarbitration ifdetermined in,orpursuant to,the arbitration agreement, (ii)anyplacewhereasubstantial partoftheobligations ofthe commercial relationship istobeperformed ortheplacewithwhichthe subject-matter ofthedispute ismostclosely connected, or (c)theparties haveexpressly agreedthatthesubject-matter ofthe arbitration agreement relates tomorethanonecountry. (4)Forthepurposes ofparagraph (3)ofthisarticle: (a)ifapartyhasmorethanoneplaceofbusiness, theplaceofbusiness is thatwhichhastheclosest relationship tothearbitration agreementJ *Article headings areforreference purposes onlyandarenottobeused forpurposes ofinterpretation. ** The term"commercial" should begivenawideinterpretation soasto covermatters arising fromallrelationships ofacommercial nature, whether contractual ornot.Relationships ofacommercial natureinclude, butarenot limited to,thefollowing transactions: anytradetransaction forthesupplyor exchange ofgoodsorservices; distribution agreementJ commercial representation or agency; factoring; leasing; construction ofworks;consulting; engineering, licensing, investment, financing; banking, insurance, exploitation agreement or concession; jointventure andotherformsofindustrial orbusiness co-operation; carriage ofgoodsorpassengers byair,sea,railorroad. -81-(b)ifapartydoesnothaveaplaceofbusiness, reference istobe made to hishabitual residence. (5)ThisLawshallnotaffect anyotherlawofthisStatebyvirtueofwhich certain disputes maynotbesubmitted toarbitration ormay besubmitted to arbitration onlyaccording toprovisions otherthanthoseofthisLaw. Article 2.Definitions andrulesofinterpretation Forthepurposes ofthisLaw: (a)"arbitration" meansanyarbitration whether ornotadministered by a permanent arbitral institution; (b)"arbitral tribunal" meansasolearbitrator orapanelofarbitrators; (c)"court" meansa bodyororganofthejudicial systemofaState; (d)whereaprovision ofthisLaw,exceptarticle 28,leavestheparties free todetermine acertain issue,suchfreedom includes therightoftheparties toauthorize athirdparty,including aninstitution, tomakethat determination; (e)whereaprovision ofthisLawreferstothefactthattheparties have agreedorthattheymayagreeorinanyotherwayreferstoanagreement of theparties, suchagreement includes anyarbitration rulesreferred tointhat agreement; (f)whereaprovision ofthisLaw,otherthaninarticles 25(a) and32 (2)(a),referstoaclaim,italsoapplies toacounter-claim, and whereitreferstoadefence, italsoapplies toadefence tosuch counter-claim. Article 3.Receipt ofwritten communications (1)Unlessotherwise agreed bytheparties: (a)anywritten communication isdeemedtohavebeenreceived ifitis delivered totheaddressee personally orifitisdelivered athisplaceof business, habitual residence ormailing address; ifnoneofthesecanbefound