{"id":1049,"date":"2024-02-09T08:06:43","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T08:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viac.hofmann.solutions\/costs\/"},"modified":"2025-05-14T11:49:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T11:49:14","slug":"costs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.viac.eu\/en\/arbitration-basics\/costs\/","title":{"rendered":"Costs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(11,11,11,0.29)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.viac.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/euro-geldscheine-aufgehaengt-scaled.jpeg&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_horizontal_offset=&#8221;0%&#8221; background_vertical_offset=&#8221;67%&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;darken&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; max_width=&#8221;935px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;280px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#0B0B0B&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|80px|0px|80px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Costs<\/h1>\n<p>The cost calculator is only a working tool for parties and interested persons in order to gain an overview of the expected procedural costs for a VIAC arbitration with a particular amount in dispute. It does not replace the determination of the advance on costs by the Secretary General in accordance with\u00a0Art. 42 Vienna (Investment Arbitration) Rules 2021\u00a0or the determination of the procedural costs by the Secretary General in accordance with\u00a0Art. 44 Vienna (Investment Arbitration) Rules 2021. In particular, no legal claim for a specific arbitrator\u2019s fee will arise herefrom.<\/p>\n<p>Applicable to all arbitral proceedings according to the Vienna Rules 2021 and the Vienna Investment Arbitration Rules 2021, in which the Statement of Claim was filed after 30 June 2021.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1000px&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]\n<div class=\"cost-estimator\">\n    <form id=\"costEstimator\">\n        <div class=\"row bg-row\">\n            <div class=\"col-8\">\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-4 bg-grey\">\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-8 pt-5\">\n                <div class=\"mb-3\">\n                    <label for=\"number_arbitrator\" class=\"form-label\">Number of arbitrators<\/label>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-4 pt-5\">\n                <div class=\"mb-3\">\n                    <select class=\"form-control\" name=\"number_arbitrator\" id=\"number_arbitrator\">\n                        <option value=\"1\">1<\/option>\n                        <option value=\"3\">3<\/option>\n                    <\/select>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-8\">\n                <div class=\"mb-3\">\n                    <label for=\"number_parties\" class=\"form-label\">Number of 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class=\"input-group-text\">\u20ac<\/span>\n                    <input type=\"number\" class=\"form-control\" name=\"value_dispute\" id=\"value_dispute\" value=\"0\" \/>\n                    <span class=\"input-group-text\">,-<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-12\">\n                <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-8\">\n                <div class=\"mb-3\">\n                    <label for=\"enrolment_fee\" class=\"form-label\">Registration fee<\/label>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-4\">\n                <div class=\"mb-3\">\n                    <p id=\"enrolment_fee\" class=\"form-label\"><\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-8\">\n                <div class=\"mb-3\">\n                    <label for=\"administrative_fee\" class=\"form-label\">Administrative costs<\/label>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-4\">\n                <div class=\"mb-3\">\n                    <p id=\"administrative_fee\" class=\"form-label\"><\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-12\">\n                <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-8\">\n                <div class=\"mb-3 referee-fee\">\n                    <label for=\"referee_fees\" class=\"form-label\">Arbitrators\u2019 fees *)<\/label>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-4\">\n                <div class=\"mb-3 referee-fee\">\n                    <p class=\"mb-0 pb-0\"><strong>Min: <\/strong><span id=\"referee_fees_min\" class=\"form-label\"><\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><strong>Max: <\/strong><span id=\"referee_fees_max\" class=\"form-label\"><\/span><\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-12\">\n                <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-8\">\n                <div class=\"mb-3 total-amount\">\n                    <label for=\"sum_total\" class=\"form-label\">Total amount **)<\/label>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-4\">\n                <div class=\"mb-3 total-amount\">\n                    <p class=\"mb-0 pb-0\"><strong>Min: <\/strong><span id=\"sum_total_min\" class=\"form-label\"><\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><strong>Max: <\/strong><span id=\"sum_total_max\" class=\"form-label\"><\/span><\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/form>\n<\/div>\n\n[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>*) The Secretary General may increase the arbitrator\u2019s fee by up to 40% <strong>(maximum amount<\/strong>) compared to the table of costs (Annex 3,\u00a0<strong>minimum amount<\/strong>) if the case is particularly complex or if the proceedings are conducted particularly efficiently; conversely, the Secretary General may reduce the arbitrator\u2019s fee by up to a maximum of 40% in total, in particular if the proceedings are conducted inefficiently\u00a0<em>(cf. Art 44 para 7 Vienna Rules)<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>**) For the calculation of the Advance on Costs pursuant to Article 42, the Secretariat shall, in addition to the administrative costs and the arbitrators\u2019 fees set out in this Cost Calculator, also take into account any value added tax on arbitrators\u2019 fees, costs for oral hearings and other expenses <em>(cf. Art 44 para 1 subpara 1.1 Vienna Rules)<\/em>, which are estimated and included in the Advance on Costs.<br \/>Therefore, the Advance on Costs actually prescribed is higher than the amount calculated according to this Cost Calculator.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Costs The cost calculator is only a working tool for parties and interested persons in order to gain an overview of the expected procedural costs for a VIAC arbitration with a particular amount in dispute. It does not replace the determination of the advance on costs by the Secretary General in accordance with\u00a0Art. 42 Vienna (Investment Arbitration) Rules 2021\u00a0or the determination of the procedural costs by the Secretary General in accordance with\u00a0Art. 44 Vienna (Investment Arbitration) Rules 2021. In particular, no legal claim for a specific arbitrator\u2019s fee will arise herefrom. 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