The Commercial Arbitration Association of the Republic of China
and The Japan Commercial Arbitration Association have agreed as
follows:

Article 1
Both Associations shall each recommend to enterprises engaged
in economic transactions between the Republic of China and Japan
the use of arbitration in settling disputes arising from such e-
conomic transactions and the insertion of the following arbitra-
tion clause in their contracts:
"All disputes which may arise between the parties out of or in
relation to this contract shall be finally settled by arbitrati-
on (a) at the Commercial Arbitration Association of the Republic
of China under its Enforcement Rules for the Arbitration Proced-
ure if the arbitration is to be held in the Republic of China or
(b) at the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association under its C-
ommercial Arbitration Rules or the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (
the parties are requested to delete either rules) if the arbit[
r]ation is to be held in Japan, The place of arbitration shall
be unless otherwise agreed between the parties, the country in
which the respondent resides. "

Article 2
Both Associations will cooperate to promote international comme-
rcial arbitration between the two countries and will exchange a-
ll necessary information and opinions conduc[t]ive to the reali-
sation of this Agreement.

Article 3
Believing that the bringing of their respective arbitration laws
and rules into closer harmony will contribute to the further st-
ability and development in economic transactions between the en-
terprises of the two countries, both Associations will exert ev-
ery effort to this end.
This Agreement has been prepared in authentic copies in the Eng-
lish language. [Signed]
THE COMMERCIAL MIEN-MIEN HUANG
ARBITRATION Chairman
ASSOCIATION OF THE Taipei, June 11, 1990
REPUBLIC OF CHINA THE JAPAN COMMER-
CIAL ARBITRATION
ASSOCIATION
[Signed]
RYUTA KAWASAKI
Vice President
Taipei, June 11, 1990