Common use of Scope of Procedure Clause in Contracts

Scope of Procedure. Absent mutual agreement of the Parties within ten (10) days on the source of an arbitrator and the rules under which she/he will function, the arbitrator shall be chosen from the American Arbitration Association (AAA) panel in accordance with its voluntary rules, or the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS). Absent mutual agreement to the contrary, said arbitrator shall function under the American Arbitration Association voluntary rules, provided that any procedural or substantive provision contained in this contract shall take precedence over any voluntary rule of the AAA which is contrary to or inconsistent with it.

Scope of Procedure. Absent mutual agreement of the Parties within ten (10) days on the source of an arbitrator and the rules under which she/he will function, the arbitrator shall be chosen from the American Arbitration Association (AAA) panel in accordance with its voluntary rules, or the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS). Absent mutual agreement to the contrary, said arbitrator shall function under the ) or American Arbitration Association voluntary rules, provided that any procedural or substantive provision contained in this contract shall take precedence over any voluntary rule of the AAA which is contrary to or inconsistent with it(AAA) panel.