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168 NEWSLETTER 2016 arbitrators nominated according to said rules. […] The seat of arbitration shall be Geneva, Switzerland 2 .” In accordance with the above clause the parties have agreed on a multi-tiered dispute resolution clause providing an ad hoc arbitration under UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. The seat of arbitration is Swit- zerland. The clause further provides that prior to arbitration parties shall first attempt to settle their dispute through conciliation in accord- ance with the Alternative Dispute Resolution Rules of International Chamber of Commerce in force as from 2001 3 (“ADR Rules”). Facts Pursuant to the dispute resolution clause the Claimant filed a re- quest for conciliation with ICC International Center for ADR (“ADR Center”) on September 8, 2014. ADR Center requested parties to an- swer some procedural questions on October 16, 2014; thereafter the conciliator suggested holding a meeting. On November 20, 2014 the Claimant requested that the meeting to be conducted by means of a conference call and on the same day the Respondent indicated dates which it is available. The following day conciliator set a conference call for December 17, 2014. The Respondent offered to the conciliator and the Claim- ant to use its dial in for the conference call and informed that its cli- ent’s representatives would also attend. The Claimant rejected to this 2 “Tout différend survenant entre les Parties dans l’exécution ou dans l’interprétation du présent Contrat qui ne peut être résolu par les Parties, fera dans un premier temps, l’objet d’une tentative de conciliation en application du Règlement ADR (Alternative Disputes Resolution) de la Chambre de Commerce Internationale (CCI). Tout différend entre les Parties découlant de l’exécution ou de l’interprétation du présent Contrat non résolu par voie de conciliation sera tranché en dernier res- sort par voie d’arbitrage conformément au Règlement d’Arbitrage de la CNUD- CI (UNCITRAL) par trois (3) arbitres nommés conformément à ce règlement. Le droit applicable sera le droit...... Le lieu de l’arbitrage sera Genève, Suisse. La langue de l’arbitrage sera le français. Cependant, si nécessaire l’anglais pourra être utilisé.» 3 These ADR Rules are replaced by the ICC Mediation Rules on 1 January 2014.