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General Regulations of World Exposition Shanghai China 2010

(expo2010.cn)
Updated: 2009-04-14 18:44

Article 10  Settlement of Disputes

Any disputes between an official participant and, either another official participant, or the Organizer, shall be settled in the following manner:

1. If the dispute concerns the interpretation of the present General Regulations, the Special Regulations or the Participation Contract, considered in the light of the Convention or the compulsory rules of the BIE, the Steering Committee of the College of Commissioners General shall be arbitrator after having, if the case arises, sought the opinion of the President of the BIE who, with the assistance of the Vice-President concerned and the Secretary General, shall make a recommendation. The Commissioner General of the Exposition or the Organizer may also seek the opinion of above mentioned. The decision of the Steering Committee is immediately applicable and without recourse. During its next session the General Assembly of the BIE shall make known whether it approves the interpretation of the Steering Committee of the College of Commissioners General. Its approval shall thus constitute a precedent applicable to similar future cases; otherwise, it shall indicate the interpretation which should have been given.

2. If the dispute concerns products exhibited, the Steering Committee shall inform the College, according to paragraph 3 of Article 19 of the Convention.

3. If the case must be resolved by the Commissioner General of the Exposition according to the provisions of these General Regulations, each party may demand that advice of the Steering Committee be sought beforehand.

4. For any other dispute each party can demand arbitration:

--In the first instance, from the Commissioner General of the Exposition alone;

--In the second instance, from the said Commissioner General deciding after consultation with the Steering Committee of the College of Commissioners General;

--In the third instance, from the Steering Committee of the College of Commissioners General.

The ruling shall be made by any party having chosen the highest level.

5. The above mentioned ruling must be made within ten days. Otherwise, the dispute -- if it falls under paragraph 1, 3 or 4 above -- shall be brought before the College of Commissioners General which shall decide within five days.

Otherwise, the request of the party which brings up the dispute shall be considered unjustified.

SECTION IV  GENERAL CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION

CHAPTER I  ADMISSION

Article 11  Admission of Items and Exposition Materials

Only those items and Exposition material which relate to the theme as described in Article 1 of the present Regulations of the present Regulations shall be admitted to the Exposition.

The origin of these products shall comply with the provisions of Article 19 of the Convention.

The procedure for compliance with the theme of the Exposition shall be described in the Special Regulation No.1, referred to in Article 34 of the present Regulations.

Article 12  Admission of Exhibitors

The exhibitors in a national section shall be selected by the Commissioner General of the Section and come under his sole authority.

Any exhibitor who does not come under any section shall deal directly with the Organizer, who shall inform the Government of the State of origin of the exhibitor concerned of his intention as soon as contact is established with such exhibitors.

Article 13  Exhibition Pavilions

There shall be the following categories of Exposition pavilions:

1. Pavilions to be designed and built by Participants themselves on an open space provided by the Organizer free of charge. The plots include outdoor exhibit space.

2. Stand-alone Pavilions built by the Organizer and rented to Participants. Limited outdoor exhibit space is provided free of charge. There will be 15% of discount for the BIE member countries for this type of pavilions.

3. Joint Pavilions built by the Organizer and offered to the developing countries free of charge: Limited outdoor exhibit space may also be included at no cost, depending on the location of the joint pavilion.

4. Theme Pavilions built by the Organizer with the voluntary participation of official and non-official participants. These shall include outdoor exhibit space.

5. Pavilions of Non-official Participants built by the Participants or built and rented by the Organizer according to the conditions set out by the Commissioner General of the Exposition. Open exhibit space may be included.

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