The Secretariate may extend to the respondent the term for submitting the response provided that the petition for such extension contains information regarding arbitrators nominated by the respondent or the request for their nomination by the President of the St.Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Article 33. ELECTION OR APPOINTMENT OF A SOLE ARBITRATOR
If, as agreed by the parties, the case is to be considered by a sole arbitrator, the sole arbitrator and the reserve sole arbitrator shall be chosen by agreement of the parties. They may also request the President of the St.Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry for nomination of a sole arbitrator and a reserve sole arbitrator on their behalf. Failing such agreement, the sole arbitrator and the reserve sole arbitrator shall be appointed by the President of the St.Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry from the List of Arbitrators.
Article 34. FORMATION OF THE ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL
If the parties have failed to agree that the case shall be considered by a sole arbitrator, the arbitral tribunal shall be formed of three arbitrators. The functions of a tribunal, as specified in the Regulations, shall equally apply to a sole arbitrator.
If the respondent fails to choose an arbitrator and a reserve arbitrator within the term envisaged in Article 32 of these Regulations, the arbitrator and the reserve arbitrator shall be appointed on his behalf by the President of the St.Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry from the List of Arbitrators.
The arbitrators chosen by the parties or appointed by the President of the St.Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry shall elect the chairman of the arbitral tribunal from the List of Arbitrators, the statement regarding it to be drawn and signed by both arbitrators. Following the same procedure they may also elect the reserve chairman of the arbitral tribunal.
If the arbitrators fail to elect the chairman of the arbitral tribunal within fifteen days from the date of election or appointment of the second arbitrator, the chairman of the arbitral tribunal shall be appointed by the President of the St.Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry from the List of Arbitrators. Following the same procedure the President of the St.Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry may also elect the reserve chairman of the arbitral tribunal.