Czech Arbitration Court to provide ADR for .eu disputes
On April 12, an official EURID press release confirmed the Czech Arbitration Court as the ADR dispute resolution provider for the upcoming Dot EU. The service will be provided in the 20 official languages of the European Union.
As revealed exclusively in the French edition of DomainInfo.fr way back in February, Dot EU registry EURID has appointed the Prague-based Arbitration Court attached to the Economic Chamber of the Czech Republic and Agricultural Chamber of the Czech Republic (the "Czech Arbitration Court") to provide ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) for Dot EU domain name disputes.
The Czech Arbitration Court, assisted by a preparatory team of IP and IT specialists from around Europe, will draft the rules and procedures for Dot EU ADR, in line with the European Commission's Public Policy Rules for Dot EU (EC Regulation 7874/2004) and the recommendations of WIPO.
The spirit of pan-European cooperation
The Czech Arbitration Court, a not-for-profit organisation founded in 1949, already provides ADR for domain names disputes in the Czech top level domain registry (Dot CZ). Mr Bohuslav Klein, President of the Czech Arbitration Court, commented "We are very happy to be make this significant contribution to the new Dot EU top level domain and to establish the position of the Czech Arbitration Court among the progressive modern European ADR Centres."
Marc Van Wesemael, General Manager of EURID, stated "This is an excellent example of the spirit of pan-European cooperation with which EURid is building the Dot EU registry."
A 20-language service
The Commission’s Public Policy Rules require that the Dot EU registration agreement (Terms and Conditions) be available in all official languages of the EU and that ADR proceedings be carried out in the language selected by the holder of the disputed domain name.
The Czech Arbitration Court will provide Dot EU ADR administration in all 20 official EU languages as well as engaging a network of expert panellists from every members state.
"We have a strong preparatory team comprised of experts from several EU jurisdictions, many of whom are already appointed ADR panellists for domain name disputes," said Mr Zbynek Loebl of the Central European Advisory Group and leader of the Czech Arbitration Court’s expert team. "Our team reflects the integrated European approach to institution building signalled by the EU and adopted by EURID."
The ADR rules and procedures will form part of the Dot EU registration policy a draft of which will be published for comment over the coming months. The final draft must be approved by the European Commission and published for a period of two months before the Dot EU Sunrise Period can commence.
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