Section 8 Arbitration agreement

(1) By making a “standing offer”, the institution holding cultural property commits to concluding an arbitration agreement in the specific individual case. If a standing offer to conclude an arbitration agreement has been made, this offer is published on the website of the Court of Arbitration for Nazilooted Cultural Property and a corresponding arbitration agreement is made available in a German and an English version. The party entitled to apply for arbitration may accept the offer by completing and signing the arbitration agreement provided. The arbitration agreement is to be sent to the Service Desk in paper or digital form.

(2) If the institution holding cultural property has not made a standing offer to conclude an arbitration agreement, both parties must agree to arbitration by concluding an arbitration agreement. For this purpose, an arbitration agreement in a German and an English version is available to the parties on the website of the Court of Arbitration for Nazi-looted Cultural Property.

(3) If no arbitration agreement has been concluded at the time of application, the Service Desk will seek to bring about an arbitration agreement by asking the other party to agree to arbitration in the specific case and to conclude the arbitration agreement.