Arbitration Law of the People's Republic of China
(Adopted at the Ninth Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Eighth National Peoples Congress on August 31, 1994, promulgated by Order No.31 of the President of the Peoples Republic of China on August 31, 1994, and effective as of September 1, 1995)

Chapter V - Application for Setting Aside Arbitration Award

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A party may apply for setting aside an arbitration award to the intermediate peoples court in the place where the arbitration commission is located if he can produce evidence which proves that the arbitration award involves one of the following circumstances;

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(1) There is no arbitration agreement;

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(2) The matters decided in the award exceed the scope of the arbitration agreement or are beyond the arbitral authority of the arbitration commission;

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(3) The formation of the arbitration tribunal or the arbitration procedure was not in conformity with the statutory procedure;

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(4) The evidence on which the award is based is forged;

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(5) The other party has withheld the evidence which is sufficient to affect the impartiality of the arbitration; or

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(6) The arbitrators have committed embezzlement, accepted bribes or done malpractice for personal benefits or perverted the law in the arbitration of the case.

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The Peoples court shall rule to set aside the arbitration award if a collegial panel formed by the peoples court verifies upon examination that the award involves one of the circumstances set forth in the preceding paragraph.

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If the peoples court determines that the arbitration award violates the public interest, it shall rule to set aside the award.

Chapter 1 - General Provisions

Chapter II - Arbitration Commissions and the Arbitration Association

Chapter III - Arbitration Agreement

Chapter IV - Arbitration Procedure

Section 1 - Application and Acceptance

Section 2 - Formation of Arbitration Tribunal

Section 3 - Hearing and Award

Chapter V - Application for Setting Aside Arbitration Award

Chapter VI - Enforcement

Chapter VII - Special Provisions for Arbitration Involving Foreign Elements

Chapter VIII - Supplementary Provisions

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Chapter V - Application for Setting Aside Arbitration Award

Article 58